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:
2025-12-24 @ 9:58 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:58 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02271932
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* English and non-English speaking patients
* Age : 8-17 years
* US or CT confirmed early appendicitis with US showing hyperemia, ≤ 1.1 cm in diameter, compressible or non-compressible, no abscess, no fecalith, no phlegmon or CT showing hyperemia, fat stranding, ≤ 1.1 cm in diameter, no abscess, no fecalith, no phlegmon
* White Blood Cell count \> 5,000/µL and ≤ 18,000/µL
* Abdominal pain ≤ 48hours prior to receiving antibiotics
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of chronic intermittent abdominal pain
* Pain \> 48 hours prior to first antibiotic dose
* Diffuse peritonitis
* Positive urine pregnancy test
* White Blood Cell ≤ 5,000/µL or ≥ 18,000/µL
* Presence of a fecalith on imaging
* Evidence on imaging studies concerning for evolving perforated appendicitis including abscess or phlegmon
* Communication difficulties (e.g. severe developmental delay)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
MALE
Minimum Age:
8 Years
Maximum Age:
17 Years
Study:
NCT02271932
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02271932