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Improvement of Appendix Identification and Appendicitis Diagnosis in us After Administration of Oral Contrast Medium

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Appendicitis

Treatments

Other: oral iodinated contrast material

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Rate of appendix localization on ultrasound is not high. We suggest a way to improve it's localization by oral administration of iodinated contrast material.

Full description

The administration of oral iodinated contrast material might facilitate identification of the appendix and accurate diagnosis of appendicitis. When indicated will shorten time to CT examination.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • patients in emergency department with right lower quadrant pain

Exclusion criteria

  • patients under 18 years old
  • pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

200 participants in 1 patient group

oral contrast
Other group
Description:
oral iodinated contrast material
Treatment:
Other: oral iodinated contrast material

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Nadir Reindorp, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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