NCT01008488

Antibiotic Therapy of Acute Uncomplicated Colonic Diverticulitis

Is Antibiotic Therapy Mandatory for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Colonic Diverticulitis: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 600 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if antibiotic therapy is necessary for treatment of uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis. The hypothesis is that Patients with acute uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis will recover the condition without antibiotic therapy and the lack of antibiotic therapy will not lead to complications. The patients will be randomized to conservative treatment with and without antibiotic therapy.

Conditions

• Colonic Diverticulitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Antibiotic	Antibiotic according to local treatment routine against bowel pathogenesis

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-05-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2009-11-05
• Last updated: 2011-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden