Causes of Complicated Appendicitis at Referral Hospital

Complicated Appendicitis Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Predictors of Complicated Appendicitis Among Patients Presented to Public Referral Hospitals in Harari Region: A Case-control Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05005104
• Other study ID #: IHRERC/005/2021
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Haramaya Unversity
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was conducted on a medical record of previously treated patients for acute appendicitis at HFSUH, Harar, Ethiopia. The study design was case-control with a total sample size of 402.

Description:

The case-control study conducted at HFSUH was proceeded following the university's protocol and after passing institutional ethical review permission.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 402
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• incidental appendectomy patients

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Appendicitis
• Complicated Appendicitis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Ethiopia	CHMS	Harar	Harari NS

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Haramaya Unversity

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ethiopia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of patients having the predictors of complicated appendicitis.	Clinical histories like duration of chief complaint, constipation, vomiting, fever, visiting to lower level clinics, presence of comorbidities were used to assess the factors associated with complicated appendicitis.	1 week