Is Interval Appendectomy Necessary?

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical problems in children, with 20-35% of patients having perforated by the time they present to a doctor. In these cases, the patient is often treated non-surgically with antibiotics. Once a patient has improved, it is not known whether it is better to perform an interval appendectomy (IA) or to continue a watchful waiting approach. The purpose of this trial is to determine if expectant nonoperative management (watchful waiting) is not inferior compared to IA management after successful conservative treatment of appendiceal mass at admission.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Appendicitis

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01853683
Study type	Interventional
Source	Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Contact
Status	Terminated
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 2013
Completion date	April 2016

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