Role of urinary biomarker in diagnosing and differentiating pediatric appendicitis from mesenteric lymphadenitis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K358- Other and unspecified acute appendicitisHealth Condition 2: null- Pain abdomen mimicking appendicitis (includes mesentric adenitis & appendicitis)
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/01/011182
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 61
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pain abdomen â?? central, right lower quadrant, shifting of pain or generalized pain
2. Associated symptoms â?? nausea, vomiting, fever
3. Duration of symptoms less than or equal to 72 hours (from onset)
4. Written informed consent from parent or guardian
Exclusion Criteria
1. Urinary tract infection
2. Pyelonephritis
3. Pneumonia
4. Treatment with immune modulating therapy
5. Prior abdominal surgery
6. Chronic illness (ex. Diabetes, chronic pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Concentration of Urinary LRG at which it will differentiate between mesenteric lymphadenitis & acute appendicitisTimepoint: 1st March 2019
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Concentration of urinary LRG (range) in different types of acute appendicitis (phlegmonous, gangrenous, perforated)Timepoint: 1st March 2019