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Last refreshed on: 16 March 2021
Main ID:  NCT03414853
Date of registration: 23/01/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National University Hospital, Singapore
Public title: Free Text Prediction Algorithm for Appendicitis
Scientific title: Prospective Study of a Free-text Diagnosis Prediction Algorithm for Appendicitis in the Emergency Department
Date of first enrolment: December 4, 2017
Target sample size: 689
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03414853
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase: 
Countries of recruitment
Singapore
Contacts
Name:     Kee Yuan Ngiam, Dr
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Affiliation:  National University Hospital, Singapore
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Eligibility criteria of doctors- Inclusion criteria: Junior doctors working in the
Emergency Department Exclusion criteria: Refusal of consent

Eligibility criteria of patients-

Inclusion Criteria:

- Presence of abdominal pain, OR

- Presence of gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, OR

- Fever with anorexia

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous history of appendicectomy

- Refusal of consent



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Abdominal Pain
Acute Appendicitis
Intervention(s)
Diagnostic Test: Free text prediction algorithm for appendicitis
Primary Outcome(s)
Accuracy of predictive algorithm for acute appendicitis [Time Frame: 30 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
N-171-000-456-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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