Pediatric Appendicitis Pathway Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Appendicitis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test a standardized approach for children being evaluated for appendicitis in the emergency department. This means that all doctors would use the same approach to diagnose appendicitis in children in the emergency department. This pathway uses two scoring systems to identify patients who are at high and low risks of appendicitis. These scoring systems are based on the patient's symptoms, signs the doctor finds when examining the patient, and their blood tests. The goal of this part of the study is to determine if the investigators' pathway accurately identifies patients who have appendicitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01192620

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

178

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-10

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Chief complaint of acute appendicitis

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with symptoms greater than 7 days

Where it is running

• Oregon Health and Science Univerisity — Portland, Oregon, United States

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