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NCT ID: NCT00971438 Terminated - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Structured Management of Patients With Suspicion of Appendicitis Using a Clinical Score and Selective Imaging

STRAPPSCORE
Start date: September 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

Patients with acute abdominal pain and suspicion of appendicitis are common. The management of these patients is controversial with large variations between hospitals. The clinical diagnosis is regarded as insufficient necessitating the use of diagnostic techniques like ultrasound, computerized tomography and diagnostic laparoscopy. However, the role of these diagnostic techniques is not clear. This aim of this prospective interventional study is to analyze the impact of the implementation of a clinical score to improve the clinical diagnosis and to serve as a basis for a structured management of these patients by comparison of the results after the implementation of the score with that of a baseline period. In the group of patients with indeterminate diagnosis according to the clinical score, the value of diagnostic imaging will be evaluated and compared with a period of in-hospital observation by randomization. The hypothesis is that a clinical score will decrease the use of unnecessary diagnostic imaging and unnecessary admissions to hospital for observation.

NCT ID: NCT00925145 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Community Utilizing Conventional Instruments

Start date: July 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

There is a move to "scarless surgery" and this achieved by doing laparoscopic abdominal surgery though a single small umbilical incision. A technique for laparoscopic appendectomy done through a single incision utilizing conventional instruments has been developed. The operative risk of the single incision approach is no different that the standard three incision laparoscopic appendectomy. The goal is to study the operative time, length of hospital stay, and complications from this operation.

NCT ID: NCT00913445 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Wound Healing After Emergency Appendicectomy

Start date: July 2009
Phase: Phase 4
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this trial is to compare two techniques of wound closure in open appendicectomies in adult patients: continuous, absorbable, intradermal suture and interrupted, non-absorbable sutures.

NCT ID: NCT00913380 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Low-dose Computed Tomography (CT) Versus Standard-dose CT

Start date: September 2009
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine whether low-dose CT is not inferior to standard-dose CT in the rate of unnecessary appendectomy.

NCT ID: NCT00908804 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Open Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Start date: n/a
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The aim of this prospective randomized trial is to compare the feasibility of open with laparoscopic appendectomy in suspected acute appendicitis. The investigators especially focused on the postoperative recovery and long-term complications.

NCT ID: NCT00888888 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Colonic Resections in Patients With Suspected Appendicitis

Start date: April 2009
Phase: N/A
Study type: Observational

Although many reports have been published on colonic resections in patients with suspected appendicitis and the diseases that cause the decision to resect the colon have been identified and their proper treatments have been established, there is no report on the risk factors present in converting a simple appendectomy into a major colonic resection. The investigators aimed to identify the risk factors that lead the surgeon to perform a colonic resection in patients undergoing surgery for initially suspected acute appendicitis.

NCT ID: NCT00879294 Withdrawn - Clinical trials for Perforated Appendicitis

The Effect of Gum Chewing on Postoperative Ileus

Start date: n/a
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to see if chewing gum after surgery for perforated appendicitis will shorten the time of intestinal dysfunction.

NCT ID: NCT00854815 Completed - Clinical trials for Perforated Appendicitis

Irrigation Versus No Irrigation for Perforated Appendicitis

Start date: December 2008
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose is to quantify the effect of irrigation during laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis.

NCT ID: NCT00816933 Recruiting - Pain Clinical Trials

Trial on Postoperative Outcomes According to the Number of Trocar During Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Start date: January 2009
Phase: Phase 1
Study type: Interventional

Appendicitis is the most common benign inflammatory disease that requires an operation. Laparoscopic appendectomy using three trocar is generally performed, and reveals good surgical outcomes incluing less pain, early recovey, cosmetic effect et al. However, with using three trocar, there are some problems including pain around trocar insertion sites(three portions), wound infecton and scar at trocar insertion sites. For these reasons, more minimal invasive appendectomy is required, with development of laparoscopic instrument,eventually one port sppectomy is developed. So, the investigators assess post-operative Outcomes according to the Number of Trocar.

NCT ID: NCT00806429 Completed - Appendicitis Clinical Trials

Transvaginal Appendectomy

Start date: August 2008
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and safety of transvaginal appendectomy and determine and compare the postoperative pain and quality of life after surgery to standard laparoscopic transabdominal appendectomy.