Usefulness of Heel Drop test for diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Usefulness of Heel Drop test for diagnosis of acute appendicitis - Usefulness of Heel Drop test for diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000010179

Enrollment

130

Registered

2013-03-06

Start date

2013-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

acute appendicitis

Interventions

In the case that doctor suspects the patients of acute appendicitis, Heel Drop test and Speed bump test are performed for diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: * The patient undergoing operation for diagnosis of acute abdomen and acute appnedicitis * The patient who agree to our study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * Not performed operation * The patient who is not able to Keep standing. (Heel Drop test can not be performed.) * The patient is determined not to sultable for our study by doctor.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assessment of change in the pain by Heel Drop test and Speed bump test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nausea or vomitting, migratory pain,and rebound tenderness	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSaito

Dokkyo Medical University Research Cooperation Division

kenkyu@dokkyomed.ac.jp0282-87-2474

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026