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Radiomic Modeling in Differentiating Uncomplicated From Complicated Acute Appendicitis

Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Appendicitis
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: without
Registration Number
NCT05843630
Lead Sponsor
Kecheng Zhang
Brief Summary

Non-operative management (NOM) with antibiotics may be a safe alternative to surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis, but preoperative differentiation between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is challenging. The study aimed to develop a clinical-radiomics nomogram to distinguish uncomplicated from complicated appendicitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria
  • Pathologically diagnosed as acute appendicitis after appendectomy between January 2021 and December 2022.
Exclusion Criteria
  • age less than 18 years (no upper age limit);
  • without CT examination within a week before surgery;
  • difficult to outline the contours of the appendix due to inflammatory exudate;
  • lack of clinical information.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Validation cohort 2withoutModel validation in an independent validation cohort 2
Validation cohort 1withoutModel validation in an independent validation cohort 1
Training cohortwithoutModel construction based on training cohort
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Accuracy of clinical-radiomic model for differentiating complicated from uncomplicated appendicitisJanuary 2021 to December 2022

ROC curve will be plotted and the area under ROC curve will be compared

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chinese PLA General Hospital First Medical Center

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Beijing, China

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