Symptomatic Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of symptomatic treatment (i.e. without antimicrobial drugs) of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Helsinki University Central Hospital
• Collaborators: Finnish Surgical society; Governmental competitive funds (EVO); Martti I. Turunen Foundation; Mary and Georg Ehrnroot's foundation; Vatsatautien tutkimussäätiö - foundation
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Computed tomography-diagnosed acute uncomplicated* diverticulitis

• No abscess, fistula, obstruction and distant intra- or retroperitoneal air. Pericolic air allowed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Already commenced antimicrobial medication

• Immunosuppression (e.g. diabetes, corticosteroid medication, immunosuppressive medication, chemotherapy, chronic liver disease)

• Suspicion of generalized peritonitis

• Organ dysfunction

• Another infection requiring antimicrobial medication

• Pregnancy

• Age < 18 years or > 90 years

• Missing written consent