NCT05375058

Brief Summary

Comparing the incidence of complicated appendicitis between two groups, the pandemic and pre-pandemic groups.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
257

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2019

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 2, 2019

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 28, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 28, 2020

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 11, 2022

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 16, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

May 16, 2022

Status Verified

May 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.8 years

First QC Date

May 11, 2022

Last Update Submit

May 13, 2022

Conditions

COVID-19Complicated Appendicitis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Occurrence of postoperative complications

    To determine if there were any complications, this was detected by reviewing the histopathology report

    Up to 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Length of in-hospital stay

    Up to 2 years

  • Imaging method used for diagnosis (CT or US)

    Up to 2 years

  • Type of operation (open or laparoscopic)

    Up to 2 years

Study Arms (2)

pandemic group (2020)

includes patients who presented to the hospital during the period of acute restrictions and shutdowns extending from the 17th of March to the 6th of June 2020

Other: Observational Study

pre-pandemic group (2019)

which represents the same period in the previous year

Interventions

Observational StudyOTHER

Observational Study; the study did not involve any interventions

pandemic group (2020)

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Any patient that has a medical record for appendicitis and underwent appendectomy at University of Jordan hospital

You may qualify if:

  • Any patient that presented with appendicitis and underwent an appendectomy at the university of Jordan hospital during the specified time periods (March 2019-December 2020)

You may not qualify if:

  • Incomplete data record.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Jordan University Hospital

Amman, 11942, Jordan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, ViralPneumoniaRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsCoronaviridae InfectionsNidovirales InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

MethodsInvestigative Techniques

Study Officials

  • Marzouq Amarin, MD, MSc

    Department of General Surgery, the University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Co-Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 11, 2022

First Posted

May 16, 2022

Study Start

March 2, 2019

Primary Completion

December 28, 2020

Study Completion

December 28, 2020

Last Updated

May 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Locations

JO(1)