Appendicitis
Conditions
Keywords
Appendicitis, laparoscopy, randomized trial, children, pediatric
Brief summary
The study intends to compare the results of two surgical methods to remove the appendix in children with appendicitis. Specifically, up to 500 children over 3 years will be placed in two groups where the only difference in treatment is open or laparoscopic (scope) operation. Each group will be tracked for their baseline characteristics, events during operation and recovery, pain medication requirements, duration of hospital stay, and patient/family satisfaction. The investigators hypothesize that their will be no difference in the parameters measured between the techniques of appendix removal.
Interventions
PROCEDURElaparoscopic appendectomy
appendix removal via scope
PROCEDUREopen appendectomy
open operation for removal of appendix
Sponsors
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All children under the age of 18 years with diagnosed appendicitis
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal of consent * Primary language other than English or Spanish.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surgical complications, length of stay, pain medication requirements | within 30 days of intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient/family satisfaction | within 7 days of intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed