Wound Healing After Emergency Appendicectomy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00913445 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 4, 2009
Last Update Posted : June 11, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Appendicitis | Procedure: appendicectomy | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Wound Healing and Cosmetic Result After Emergency Appendicectomy in Adult Patients: a Prospective, Randomised Trial Comparing Two Methods of Wound Closure |
Study Start Date : | July 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: surgery, absorbable stitches
wound healing after absorbable and nonabsorbable stitches are compared
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Procedure: appendicectomy
Wound healing after absorbable and nonabsorbable stitches are compared |
Active Comparator: surgery, nonabsorbable stitches |
Procedure: appendicectomy
Wound healing after absorbable and nonabsorbable stitches are compared |
- Wound heeling [ Time Frame: 14 days after operation ]
- Cosmetic result [ Time Frame: 1 year after operation ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patient with acute appendicitis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00913445
Finland | |
Tampere University Hospital | |
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland |
Responsible Party: | Tuomo Rantanen MD,PhD, Tampere University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00913445 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R09060 |
First Posted: | June 4, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 11, 2010 |
Last Verified: | May 2010 |
Appendicitis appendicectomy stitches wound healing cosmetic results |
Appendicitis Emergencies Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Intraabdominal Infections Infection |
Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Cecal Diseases Intestinal Diseases |