Antibiotic Treatment Alone for Acute Simple Appendicitis in Children

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

50

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2017

Conditions
Appendicitis
Interventions
DRUG

Antibiotic treatment alone

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 100/10 mg/kg 6-hourly Gentamicin 7 mg/kg once daily At least 48 hours intravenous administration, in total seven days of antibiotics Oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 50/12.5mg/kg

PROCEDURE

Appendectomy

Appendectomy either open or laparoscopic depending on the surgeon's preference

Trial Locations (4)

Unknown

Flevoziekenhuis, Almere Stad

Academic medical center of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

VU University medical center, Amsterdam

Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk

OTHER

collaborator

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

OTHER

collaborator

St. Antonius Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Flevoziekenhuis

OTHER

lead

Ramon R. Gorter

OTHER

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