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MANAGEMENT OF APPENDICITIS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

NCT04615728 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 207

Last updated 2020-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

During the Covid-19 pandemic, non-operative management for acute appendicitis (AA) was implemented in the UK. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and outcomes of conservative versus surgical management of AA during the pandemic.

Conditions

  • Acute Appendicitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic or open appendicectomy

Laparoscopic/open appendicectomy versus conservative management with antibiotic therapy with or without image-guided drainage of appendicular abscess/collection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • R Antakia, A Xanthis, F Georgiades, V Hudson, J Ashcroft, S Rooney, AA Singh, JR O'Neill, N Fearnhead, RH Hardwick, RJ Davies, John M Bennett

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-01
Primary Completion
2020-07-05
Completion
2020-10-06

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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