drugset / Trial / NCT03985514

Acute Appendicitis: Active Observation With and Without Antibiotics

NCT03985514

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This study evaluates if early provision of antibiotics is a superior treatment compared to "traditional wait and see" with regard to symptom relief for suspected acute uncomplicated appendicitis.

Timeline

Start
2018-05-15
Primary completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Ciprofloxacin Small molecule 500 mg Oral
Comparator Metronidazole Small molecule 400 mg Oral
Comparator Piperacillin/Tazobactam Unknown 4 g Intravenous

Indications