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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
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Last refreshed on:
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17 October 2012 |
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Main ID: |
NCT00677989 |
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Date of registration:
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13/05/2008 |
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Public title:
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Study on Laparoscopic Operation for Perforated Appendicitis
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Scientific title:
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The Role of Oxidized Proteins and Free Radicals on Laparoscopic Operation for Perforated Appendicitis |
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Date of first enrolment:
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May 2008 |
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Target sample size:
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60 |
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Recruitment status: |
Recruiting |
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URL:
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http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00677989 |
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Study type:
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Observational |
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Study design:
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Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective
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Countries of recruitment
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Taiwan
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Contacts
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Name:
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Heng-Fu Lin, MD |
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Telephone:
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886-2-8966-7000 |
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Email:
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hengfu57@yahoo.com.tw |
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Heng-Fu Lin, MD |
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Affiliation:
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Traumatology division, Surgical department, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients admitted at the emergency station of our hospital expressing pain other
than the right lower abdominal quadrant.
- The results of a clinical examination favored the diagnosis of perforated acute
appendicitis, and the result of abdominal computed tomography revealed signs of acute
appendicitis and intra-abdominal fluid accumulation.
- Patients were accepted to our study only if perforated appendicitis remained as the
most likely diagnosis of their condition and if they were between 12 from 80 years
old with informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 12 years
- older than 80 years
- perforated appendicitis was not revealed by pathologic investigation
- diverticulitis being diagnosed during surgery
- pelvic inflammatory disease or other gynecologic disease found during laparoscopic
examination or diagnosed before operation
- the patient declining to enroll in this study
Age minimum:
12 Years
Age maximum:
80 Years
Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Perforated Appendicitis
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Intervention(s)
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Procedure: Laparoscopic appendectomy
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Procedure: Open appendectomy
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Primary Outcome(s)
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paraoperative outcomes
[Time Frame: till patients are discharged]
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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levels of paraoperative serum cytokines, free radicals, and oxidized proteins.
[Time Frame: since preoperative preparation till 48 hours after operation]
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Secondary ID(s)
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FEMH No. 96044
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
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