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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON39690
NL-OMON39690
Completed
Not Applicable

Antibiotic treatment alone for children with acute appendicitis; a prospective cohort study part of the Antibiotic versus Primary Appendectomy for Children with acute appendicitis; the APAC trial. - Antibiotic treatment alone for acute simple appendicitis in children

Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum0 sites50 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Appendicitis
Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
January 12, 2017
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \* Written Informed consent obtained
  • \* Age 7\-17 years
  • \* Radiologically confirmed simple appendicitis, defined as:
  • a. Clinical findings:
  • i. Unwell, but not generally ill
  • ii. Localized tenderness in the right iliac fossa region
  • iii. Normal/hyperactive bowel sounds
  • iv. No guarding
  • v. No mass palpable
  • b. Ultrasonography:

Exclusion Criteria

  • The following patients will be excluded from participating in this study:
  • 1\. Patients with severe general illness at time of presentation:
  • a. Generalized peritonitis defined as:
  • Diffuse inflammation of the peritoneum with clinical signs consisting of increasing abdominal pain, generalized tenderness, diffuse abdominal rigidity, sinus tachycardia, signs of paralytic ileus
  • b. Severe sepsis or septic shock, as defined by the international paediatric sepsis consensus conference \[36]. See attachment 1\.
  • c. Signs of complex appendicitis;2\. Patients with serious associated conditions or malformations such as:
  • a. Congenital or acquired cardiac or pulmonary disease with significant hemodynamic consequences
  • b. Immunodeficiency
  • c. Malignancy
  • d. Homozygous sickle cell disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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