NCT01515150

The Out-patient, Non Antibiotic Management of Patients With Acute Uncomplicated Colonic Diverticulitis

Management of Patients With Uncomplicated Diverticulitis as Out-patient and Without Antibiotics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 161 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 95 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Previous multicentre study NCT 01008488 indicates that a patient with CT-proven uncomplicated diverticulitis has a very low risk (1.4%) of developing severe complications such as perforations or abscesses. The question is whether or not hospitalization is necessary, and if patients in that case could return home without antibiotics. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if out-patients managements in uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis is possible without readmission or complications.

Detailed description

At the emergency room all patients with computed tomography verified acute uncomplicated diverticulitis will be asked about participation in the study. If They accept the participation, They will be send home with pain relief medicine. Every morning a nurse from our colorectal unit call the patient asking about the condition. The patients will have a visit at the surgery unit within 10 days.

Conditions

• Colonic Diverticulitis

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2012-01-23
• Last updated: 2015-01-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden