Comparison of clinical judgement and Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Alvarado score versus clinical judgement in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN56471730

Enrollment

250

Registered

2011-09-19

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Acute appendicitis Digestive System Acute appendicitis

Interventions

We are planning to recruit 125 patients into each group, until we recruit approximately 250 participants. In each group we take the patient's history, physical examination, body temperature (rectal-ax

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 or older, who present in our Surgical Department with right quadrant abdominal pain are included in our study 2. Every participiant should be able to read through an information sheet and sign a consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Does not meet inclusion criteria 2. Those who refuse the participation in our study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Specificity, sensitivity and positive predictive value of Alvarado score vs clinical judgement.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure the specificity and sensitivty of US examination practice in our department	—

Countries

Hungary

Outcome results

None listed

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