Clinical Trial: Comparative Study of Microwave Radiometry and Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Comparative Study of Microwave Radiometry and Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Brief Summary: This study will evaluate the use of microwave radiometry in a population of patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis and treated with appendectomy. The main purpose of the study is to report the results of microwave radiometry as a diagnostic tool in acute appendicitis and compare those results with the commonly used ultrasonography.

Detailed Summary:

Patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis from the emergency department of Hippocration General Hospital and treated with appendectomy will be evaluated with microwave radiometry for changes in the temperature of the appendix before its removal.

Subsequently, the results of microwave radiometry for the patients confirmed by the histopathology report to have acute inflammation of the appendix, will be compared with those of the ultrasonography used for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.


Sponsor: Hippocration General Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Appendix Temperature [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Microwave radiometry will assess the temperature of the appendix for the patients diagnosed with appendicitis before they undergo surgical removal of the appendix.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: Hippocration General Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: April 2, 2014
Date Started: September 2013
Date Completion: August 2017
Last Updated: February 11, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017