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| No NIH funding | Other Identifier | 10.11.23 |
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The investigators aim to determine if early operative intervention is superior to non-operative management for adult patients with computerized tomography (CT)-proven complicated appendicitis with phlegmon or abscess.
Complicated appendicitis with abscess or phlegmon represents a challenging problem to emergency general surgeons, and the preferred treatment remains controversial. A variety of therapies have been recommended including early operative intervention, delayed operative intervention, and non-operative management. Recently, a prospective randomized controlled trial from a single center was conducted in Finland comparing operative and non-operative management of appendiceal abscess. Patients managed in the operative arm were found to have a shorter length of stay, fewer re-admissions, and fewer additional interventions than those managed in the non-operative group, but there is no high-quality randomized control trial conducted in the United States to support this. The investigators, therefore plan to carry out a multi-center, patient choice study comparing operative and non-operative management of complicated appendicitis with abscess or phlegmon in the United States.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Surgery | Experimental | Patients who choose operations will have surgery performed to remove the appendix laparoscopically, through 3 or 4 small incisions. All patients in the operative group will receive standard perioperative antibiotics. They will also have the abscess(es) drained during the same surgery if there is one present. In some cases, the operation may be too difficult to perform laparoscopically, so an open appendectomy will be performed, involving a longer incision to remove the appendix. In some cases, both laparoscopic and open are performed. The surgeon may also choose to remove a section of the intestine with the appendix or perform additional procedures. |
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| Non-operative management | Active Comparator | If a patient chooses non-operative management and if an abscess is present and amenable to percutaneous drainage this will be performed. If there is no abscess or it is not amenable to drainage antibiotics alone will be provided. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Operative management | Procedure | Surgery for computer tomography (CT)-proven complicated appendicitis with phlegmon or abscess. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of hospital days | This includes all hospital days during the initial stay and any readmission. | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Need for additional intervention for appendicitis | Percutaneous drainage, unplanned operative intervention. | Within one year of the index admission. |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | More than 7 days after index admission but within 60 days of randomization. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Complicated appendicitis with presumed perforation on (computer tomography) CT scan AND phlegmon or abscess greater than 2 centimeter (cm).
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Kevin Schuster, MD, MPH | Contact | 203 785 2572 | kevin.schuster@yale.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Yale New Haven Hospital | Recruiting | New Haven | Connecticut | 06512 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25775072 | Background | Mentula P, Sammalkorpi H, Leppaniemi A. Laparoscopic Surgery or Conservative Treatment for Appendiceal Abscess in Adults? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2015 Aug;262(2):237-42. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001200. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001064 | Appendicitis |
| ID | Term |
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| D059413 | Intraabdominal Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D005759 | Gastroenteritis |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D004322 | Drainage |
| D000900 | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| ID | Term |
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| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
| D000890 | Anti-Infective Agents |
| D045506 | Therapeutic Uses |
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| Drainage or antibiotics | Other | If an abscess is present and amenable to percutaneous drainage this will be performed. If there is no abscess or it is not amenable to drainage antibiotics alone will be provided. |
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| Failed attempted procedure. | Conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery, conversion from non-operative to operative management, percutaneous drainage not possible or unsuccessful. | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Complications | Defined by National Surgical Quality Improvement Program criteria. | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Number of interventions for abscess | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Need for bowel resection. | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Need for bowel resection | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Occurrence of delayed appendectomy | Within one year of index admission. |
| Recurrence | Within one year of index admission. |
| Presence of malignancy in any resected specimen | Within one year of index admission. |
| Days of disability | Days away from work or school. | Within 60 days of randomization. |
| Gastrointestinal (GI) quality of life | This outcome will be measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scale. This scale includes 8 subscales of which the investigators will use 6 for a maximum of 41 items, though usually less due to skip logic. Each item is measured on a 5-point scale. Items are summed by subscale and converted to a final score by a computer algorithm. A higher score indicates greater symptom severity and lower quality of life. | 30 days after randomization. |
| GI quality of life | This outcome will be measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scale. This scale includes 8 subscales of which the investigators will use 6 for a maximum of 41 items, though usually less due to skip logic. Each item is measured on a 5-point scale. Items are summed by subscale and converted to a final score by a computer algorithm. A higher score indicates greater symptom severity and lower quality of life. | 60 days after randomization. |
| GI quality of life | This outcome will be measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Gastrointestinal Symptoms Scale. This scale includes 8 subscales of which the investigators will use 6 for a maximum of 41 items, though usually less due to skip logic. Each item is measured on a 5-point scale. Items are summed by subscale and converted to a final score by a computer algorithm. A higher score indicates greater symptom severity and lower quality of life. | One year after randomization. |
| D004066 |
| Digestive System Diseases |
| D002429 | Cecal Diseases |
| D007410 | Intestinal Diseases |
| D020228 |
| Pharmacologic Actions |
| D020164 | Chemical Actions and Uses |