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Clinical Trials/NCT00783016
NCT00783016CompletedPhase 4

Effect of Pain Control on the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis on the Diagnostic Accuracy of General Surgeon

Seoul National University Hospital1 site in 1 country234 target enrollmentStarted: October 2008Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Enrollment
234
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
AUC of ROC of the impression of diagnosis for the appendicitis by surgeon

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The pain control in surgical abdomen has been in debate in masking the correct diagnosis. We would like to investigate the effect of pain control on the diagnostic accuracy of surgeon in suspicious appendicitis patients.

We would give morphine or placebo to the patients suspected of appendicitis randomly and in double-blinded manner, and then surgeons would exam the patient and give the impression for the possibility of the appendicitis(grading 1 to 4).

With this grading, we compare these impression between two groups.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Diagnostic
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
16 Years to 90 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • the patients suspected of acute appendicitis over 15 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • less than 15 years
  • allergic to morphine
  • systolic blood pressure<100mmHg
  • received pain killer prior to ED visit
  • do not consent

Arms & Interventions

Morphine

Experimental

Intervention: Morphine (Drug)

Placebo

No Intervention

Intervention: Morphine (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

AUC of ROC of the impression of diagnosis for the appendicitis by surgeon

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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