Antibiotic Duration in Post-appendectomy Abscess

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2021-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This is a randomized study of patients 2-17 years old who are diagnosed with perforated appendicitis and develop an abscess after laparoscopy that is subsequently drained. Patients will be randomized to either receive an 8-day or a 4-day course of antibiotics. The aim of this study is to determine whether duration of antibiotic treatment at discharge demonstrates significant differences in clinical outcomes.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Phoenix Children's Hospital
• Treatments: Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Clavulanic Acid; Clavulanic Acids

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: 2 to 17 years of age

• Diagnosis of perforated appendicitis at laparoscopy

• Development of a post-appendectomy abscess that is treated with percutaneous drainage.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are allergic to ampicillin