Complex And Simple Appendicitis: REstrictive or Liberal Post-operative Antibiotic eXposure - UCSF (NCT05966454) | Clinical Trial Compass
RecruitingPhase 4
Complex And Simple Appendicitis: REstrictive or Liberal Post-operative Antibiotic eXposure - UCSF
United States145 participantsStarted 2023-06-06
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of short-course post-operative antibiotic treatment for simple and complicated appendicitis
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
Age ā„ 18 years
* Age ā„ 18 years
* Planned appendectomy (laparoscopic or open)
* Working telephone number or reliable method to contact patient after hospital discharge
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unable to consent
* Pregnant Women
* Prisoners
* Immunocompromised as determined by clinical team, or patients actively receiving steroids, chemotherapy, or immunosuppressing medications (for example tacrolimus), or patients with active hematologic malignancy affecting the immune system, leukopenia, or end-stage AIDS
* Heart failure
* Allergy to bupivacaine
* Unlikely to comply with treatment or follow-up
* Inpatient consultation for appendicitis
* Clinically suspected of sepsis based on Sepsis-3 definition
* Current use of antibiotics for other indications
* Type 1 Diabetes or uncontrolled hyperglycemia
* Surgeon preference
* Patient preference
* Research team unavailable
What they're measuring
1
Incidence of Infectious/Antibiotic Complications
Timeframe: Up to 30 days after appendicitis surgery
2
Number of participant deaths
Timeframe: Up to 30 days after appendicitis surgery