Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Appendicitis in Children

Children's National

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appendicitis

Treatments: Device: MRI of the abdomen

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00723788

CNMC4024

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study to find out if MRI can diagnose appendicitis in children as well as or better than CT scan and/or ultrasound scan performed at the same time. No additional contrast material or sedation will be used to perform the MRI.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 8-18 years, referred from emergency department for suspected appendicitis and receiving either CT scan or ultrasound of the abdomen for diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Failure to pass MRI metal screening. Claustrophobia or need for sedation due to inability to hold still.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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21 participants in 1 patient group

Only one arm

Experimental group

Description:

All patients enrolled will receive an MRI of the abdomen with detailed views of the appendix

Treatment:

Device: MRI of the abdomen