NCT01572558

Conservative Treatment of Acute Appendicitis in Children

Conservative Treatment of Acute Appendicitis in Children Pilot Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a feasibility study that will be performed at the Astrid Lindgren Children´s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. It will involve 50 patients, randomized to either conservative, non-operative, treatment with antibiotics OR surgery. The study will test an computerized randomization system, the availability of patients willing to participate in the trial and the trial protocol. The investigators will assess the characteristics of the patients who agree to participate in the study and those who do not. The investigators will explore short term outcome and design suitable long term outcome measures.

Conditions

• Appendicitis
• Child

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Appendectomy	Standard surgical treatment, normally laparoscopic appendectomy
DRUG	Conservative, non-surgical treatment	Non-surgical treatment, intravenous and oral antibiotics. Meropenem and Metronidazol will be used as intravenous antibiotics, Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazol will be used as oral antibiotics.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-10-01
• Completion: 2012-10-01
• First posted: 2012-04-06
• Last updated: 2012-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden