Status:
UNKNOWN
Antibiotics Versus Surgery in Acute Appendicitis
Lead Sponsor:
A.O. Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Conditions:
Acute Appendicitis Without Peritonitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The acute appendicitis (AA) is a very common disease with a life time risk 7-8% and the highest incidence in the second decades . The aetiology of AA is still poor understood: the commonest hypothesis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients between 18 and 65 years old
- first episode of suspected AA diagnosed by Andersson's score or combination with abdominal ultrasound
Exclusion
- patients with any potential immunodeficiency status
- assumption of antibiotics for different infectious disease or surgery in the last 30 days
- allergy to antibiotics established in the study protocol
- no acceptance of study protocol
- pregnancy or delivery in the last 6 months
- ASA IV or V, no Italian or English fluently speakers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
218 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01421901
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
June 17 2014
Active Locations (1)
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1St General Surgery Unit Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital Bergamo
Bergamo, Italy, 24127