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| Name | Class |
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| Landstinget i Värmland | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate if antibiotic therapy is necessary for treatment of uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis.
The hypothesis is that Patients with acute uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis will recover the condition without antibiotic therapy and the lack of antibiotic therapy will not lead to complications.
The patients will be randomized to conservative treatment with and without antibiotic therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic | Active Comparator |
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| No antibiotic | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic | Drug | Antibiotic according to local treatment routine against bowel pathogenesis |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| discharge without complications +/- antibiotic therapy | Within 30 days after discharge |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| to evaluate length of hospital stay, cost and late complications | one year after admission |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kenneth Smedh | Center of Clinical Research, Västerås | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Central Hospital | Västerås | Västmanland County | Sweden |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22290281 | Derived | Chabok A, Pahlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group. Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9. doi: 10.1002/bjs.8688. Epub 2012 Jan 30. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004239 | Diverticulitis, Colonic |
| D000076385 | Diverticular Diseases |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004238 | Diverticulitis |
| D005759 | Gastroenteritis |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
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| D000900 | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| ID | Term |
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| D000890 | Anti-Infective Agents |
| D045506 | Therapeutic Uses |
| D020228 | Pharmacologic Actions |
| D020164 | Chemical Actions and Uses |
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| D043963 |
| Diverticulosis, Colonic |
| D003108 | Colonic Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |