Initial Versus Delayed Operation for Treatment of Complicated Appendicitis In Children

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Perforated Appendicitis

In brief

To determine the most cost effective way to treat children with perforated appendicitis we will randomize all children presenting with perforated appendicitis to initial operation, with in 24 hours of admission, or to initial antibiotics, with or without percutaneous drainage, and subsequent interval appendectomy after 8 weeks. Our outcomes will include cost, complications, length of stay, and quality of life measures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00540189

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

23

Starts

2008-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-19

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Age <2 and >18
• Pregnancy
• Immunocompromise

Where it is running

• Mott Childrens Hospital — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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