Quality of Life after Appendectomy

Quality of Life after Appendectomy - QoLA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000574

Enrollment

Registered

2010-10-29

Start date

2010-11-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Appendicitis K35.9 K36 K37

Interventions

Group 1: Observation group 1: Patients who underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy Group 2: Observation group 2: Patients who underwent an open appendectomy Group 3: Observation group 3: Patients who un

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -need for appendectomy -capacity to consent -BMI<30 -ASA I-II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Pregnancy -Prior abdominal operations -Peptic ulcers -Immunosuppression, HIV -Cirrhosis of the liver, portal hypertension -coagulation disorders -suspected tumor -sepsis with organ failure -sonographic or clinical suspicion of a perforation -esophageal stenosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The health related quality of life wil be measured preoperatively, 1.-3. day and 6 weeks postoperatively with the Short Form 8 questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complaints and the health related trend will be recorded with the following questions: Preoperatively: - Analogue Visual Scale (AS) for pain Postoperatively (1.-3.day postoperatively): - Analogue Visual Scale (AS) for pain - After how many days were you able to eat again? - Have you been to the toilet (bowel movement), yet? If so after how many days? - Was you stool unusual? - How many days have past since you have been operated on? Postoperatively (6 weeks): - After how many days were you able to work/go to school again? - Have been to the doctor since you have been operated on? - If so have you had one or more of the following symptoms: - Belly pain, hypersensible belly, fever, nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, constipation, diarrhea, infected wound from the operation, problems while urinating, strong back pain - Would you undergo this procedure again if you had an appendicitis?	—

Measure

Time frame

Complaints and the health related trend will be recorded with the following questions: Preoperatively: - Analogue Visual Scale (AS) for pain Postoperatively (1.-3.day postoperatively): - Analogue Visual Scale (AS) for pain - After how many days were you able to eat again? - Have you been to the toilet (bowel movement), yet? If so after how many days? - Was you stool unusual? - How many days have past since you have been operated on? Postoperatively (6 weeks): - After how many days were you able to work/go to school again? - Have been to the doctor since you have been operated on? - If so have you had one or more of the following symptoms: - Belly pain, hypersensible belly, fever, nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, constipation, diarrhea, infected wound from the operation, problems while urinating, strong back pain - Would you undergo this procedure again if you had an appendicitis?

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarkus Schoenberg

Zentrale Interdisziplinäre Endoskopie, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim

markus.schoenberg@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0621/383-2647

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026