NCT00554008

Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Children

Randomized, Prospective, Single Blinded Trial of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study intends to compare the results of two surgical methods to remove the appendix in children with appendicitis. Specifically, up to 500 children over 3 years will be placed in two groups where the only difference in treatment is open or laparoscopic (scope) operation. Each group will be tracked for their baseline characteristics, events during operation and recovery, pain medication requirements, duration of hospital stay, and patient/family satisfaction. The investigators hypothesize that their will be no difference in the parameters measured between the techniques of appendix removal.

Conditions

• Appendicitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	laparoscopic appendectomy	appendix removal via scope
PROCEDURE	open appendectomy	open operation for removal of appendix

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-12-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2011-01-01
• First posted: 2007-11-06
• Last updated: 2012-05-30

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States