Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:06 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:06 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03248102
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with suspected appendicitis
* Aged 5 and up to their 16th birthday on arrival to A\&E
* Patients referred to the Paediatric surgical team that have presented to the Leeds General Infirmary through A\&E, the Children's Assessment Unit, or via direct referral from another team or hospital.
* Consecutive presentations who can have some or all of VOC sampling during working week.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with known alternative cause of abdominal pain (e.g. known Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
* Patients who are both admitted and discharged when no researcher is available
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
5 Years
Maximum Age:
16 Years
Study:
NCT03248102
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03248102