Elective laparoscopic appendectomy for chronic right lower abdominal pain; outcome of a prospective randomised double-blind controlled surgical trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- 1. Abdominal pain (NLD: buikpijn)<br />2. Appendectomy (NLD: blinde darmverwijdering)<br />3. Laparoscopy (NLD: kijkoperatie)<br />4. Chronic appendicitis (NLD: chronische blinde darmontsteking)<br />5. Appendicopathy (NLD: zieke blinde darm).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21065
- Lead Sponsor
- dr. RMH Roumen, PhD, MD, surgeon
- Brief Summary
Br J Surg. 2008 Feb;95(2):169-74.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Between 15 and 45 years of age;
2. Suffering from chronic or recurrent right lower abdominal quadrant pain for more than three months;
Exclusion Criteria
1. (A history of) Chronic back pain;
2. Previous abdominal surgery (with the exception of diagnostic laparoscopies or a laparoscopic sterilization);
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure was pain scored by the blinded patient at 6 months postoperatively in the presence of the still blinded surgical resident.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome parameter was the relation between clinical improvement and histopathological findings of the removed appendices.