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Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Intravenous Versus Intravenous/Oral Antibiotics for Perforated Appendicitis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00462020

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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

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

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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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