Variation in Acute Appendicitis During COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy

Variation of Incidence and Clinical Presentation of Acute Appendicitis During a Pandemic.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04649996

Enrollment

532

Registered

2020-12-02

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

2020-11-30

Last updated

2020-12-04

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Conditions

Acute Appendicitis

Brief summary

retrospective observational study of variation in incidence and clinical presentation of appendicitis during the pandemic in northern Italy, compared with the same period in the previous 2 years.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAppendectomy

comparison between operative and conservative treatment

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* acute appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

* other diagnosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
complicated appendicitis	2 months	Number of patients with complicated acute appendicitis

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026