NCT01348464

A Trial on Laparoscopic Appendectomy Versus Single Port Appendectomy

Transumbilical Single Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Adult Patients: A Prospective Randomized Control Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gachon University Gil Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare patients who undergone single-port access laparoscopic appendectomy to those who underwent conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy (TPLA) in a prospective randomized trial

Detailed description

* primary objective 1\. complication rate * secondary objectives 1. satisfaction rate 2. pain scale difference

Conditions

• Acute Appendicitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	single port appendectomy, three port appendectomy	visual analog scale. questionnaire on wound satisfaction

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2011-05-05
• Last updated: 2012-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea