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Quality of Life and Pain After Appendectomy in Children

NCT07629362 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 231

Last updated 2026-06-05

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Summary

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency general surgical conditions worldwide and represents the leading cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children. In some cases, appendectomy may result in persistent or recurrent pain in the right iliac fossa, which may negatively affect quality of life, particularly in children. The primary aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of chronic pain at the third postoperative month in pediatric patients who underwent appendectomy. The age, sex, body mass index, and comorbidities of patients aged 8-18 years who underwent appendectomy will be recorded. Pain in children who met the inclusion criteria was assessed using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). To evaluate the effects of pain on quality of life, the child and parent versions of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) were administered at the third postoperative month. In addition, the Functional Disability Inventory (FDI) was used at the third postoperative month to assess the impact of pain on the patient's functional status.

Conditions

  • Chronic Pain, Postoperative
  • Quality of Life
  • Functional Ability
  • Appendectomy
  • Numerical Rating Scale

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kocaeli City Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmet Ergun, MD · Kocaeli City Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-02-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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