Evaluating the diagnostic performance of RIPASA and Alvarado scores in acute appendicitis

A comparative study of RIPASA and Alvarado scores in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a cross-sectional study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12095411

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-05-29

Start date

2022-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-10

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Conditions

Acute appendicitis Digestive System

Interventions

Patient data was collected through medical history and clinical examination, in addition to conducting the necessary laboratory and radiological investigations and investigating the results.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Each patient who comes to the emergency department with a complaint of severe abdominal pain

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acute appendicitis diagnosis is measured using the RIPASA score and the Alvarado score at baseline (presentation) and 24 hours. This captures the comparison of the two diagnostic scores (RIPASA and Alvarado) for acute appendicitis at the time of initial presentation and again at 24 hours.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Syria

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Al-Jawad

mhammadjawad877@gmail.com+963 (0)946148173

Outcome results

None listed

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