Status:
COMPLETED
Complement Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Lead Sponsor:
University of Exeter
Collaborating Sponsors:
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Acute Appendicitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Acute appendicitis is a common condition requiring urgent surgery but is often difficult to distinguish from other non-surgical conditions such as urinary infections, pelvic inflammatory disease and n...
Detailed Description
The proposed study is a pilot study on a cohort of participants recruited at emergency admission with acute right iliac fossa pain (right lower abdominal pain) to the Royal Devon \& Exeter Hospital Ac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admission for right iliac fossa pain
Exclusion
- Under 18 years unwilling to provide informed consent pregnant women diabetic immunosuppressed immunosuppression or steroid treatment within last 12 months learning disability Non-english speakers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03450642
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2014
Last Update
March 1 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Devon & Exeter Foundation NHS Trust
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 5DW