Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00734825
Emergency Department CT Scanning for Appendicitis
Emergency Department CT Scanning for Appendicitis: IV Contrast vs. IV and Oral Contrast
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 244 (actual)
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare IV contrast only vs. IV and oral contrast Computed Tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adult patients in our emergency department. A secondary purpose will be to design a specific CT for appendicitis protocol at our institution at the conclusion of this study.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Omnipaque | oral contrast for CT scan |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-11-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-11-01
- Completion
- 2010-09-01
- First posted
- 2008-08-14
- Last updated
- 2012-06-28
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00734825. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.