Effect of Pain Control on the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis on the Diagnostic Accuracy of General Surgeon

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Seoul National University Hospital, October 2008

Sponsored by:	Seoul National University Hospital
Information provided by:	Seoul National University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00783016

Purpose

The pain control in surgical abdomen has been in debate in masking the correct diagnosis. We would like to investigate the effect of pain control on the diagnostic accuracy of surgeon in suspicious appendicitis patients.

We would give morphine or placebo to the patients suspected of appendicitis randomly and in double-blinded manner, and then surgeons would exam the patient and give the impression for the possibility of the appendicitis(grading 1 to 4).

With this grading, we compare these impression between two groups.

Condition
Appendicitis

MedlinePlus related topics: Appendicitis

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:

Observational

Further study details as provided by Seoul National University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

AUC of ROC of the impression of diagnosis for the appendicitis by surgeon [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Study Start Date:	October 2008
Primary Completion Date:	October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

Emergency room

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

the patients suspected of acute appendicitis over 15 years

Exclusion Criteria:

less than 15 years
pregnant
allergic to morphine
systolic blood pressure<100mmHg
received pain killer prior to ED visit
do not consent

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00783016

Contacts

Contact: Kyuseok Kim, MD, PhD

+82-31-787-3049

dremkks@snubh.org

Locations

Korea, Republic of, Gyeonggi-do
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Emergency room	Recruiting
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 463-707
Contact: Kyuseok Kim, MD, PhD +82-31-787-3049 dremkks@snubh.org

Sponsors and Collaborators

Seoul National University Hospital

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	KSKim
Study First Received:	October 30, 2008
Last Updated:	October 30, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00783016
Health Authority:	Korea: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Seoul National University Hospital:

appendicitis
diagnosis

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Appendicitis

Pain
Intestinal Diseases
Gastroenteritis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cecal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009