Intravenous Versus Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Perforated Appendicitis
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00462020. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00462020
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
- Other
- Enrollment
- 102 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- 5 days of IV antibiotics (ceftriaxone and metronidazole) Drug
- Home with oral antibiotics when eating (ampicillin/clavulanic acid) Drug
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Up to 18 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2007
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Feb 20, 2021
2007 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City | Missouri | 64108 | — |
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- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00462020, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 20, 2021 · Synced May 20, 2026
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