Alvarado Score in the Meta Department

NCT07370896 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GRIVI_2019_01_QX_Alvarado
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 125
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project aims to determine the frequency of use of the Alvarado score among emergency department physicians at facilities in Villavicencio, Colombia. The information will be collected using a self-directed survey with items assessing awareness, compliance, and systematic recording of the Alvarado score among patients with abdominal pain and suspected acute appendicitis, as predictors of illness and severity.

Conditions

Appendicitis (Diagnosis); Acute Appendicitis

Keywords

Appendicitis; Acute Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Abdominal Pain; Acute Abdomen; Alvarado Score; Primary Care; Developing Countries; Colombia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Awareness

  Complete identification of all items of the Alvarado score

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

City of the facility

Location of the facility

Site of graduation

Physicians graduated in the local university

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

General practitioners workin in the emergency department of hospital facilities in the Meta State.

You may qualify if:

• Graduated physician
• Working in the emergency department
• Attending adult poppulation

You may not qualify if:

• Attending exclusive maternal population

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio

Villavicencio, Meta Department, 50001, Colombia

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Arroyo-Rangel C, Limon IO, Vera AG, Guardiola PM, Sanchez-Valdivieso EA. Sensitivity, Specificity and Reliability of the RIPASA Score for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Relation to the Alvarado Score. Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2018 Mar;96(3):149-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2017.11.013. Epub 2018 Feb 24. English, Spanish.

  PMID: 29486897 RESULT

• Sanabria-Arévalo LM, Domínguez-Torres LC, Kock J, Lotero JD, Gómez-Cáceres JC, Tuta-Quintero E. Comparison of the predictive capacity of the Alvarado and AIR scores in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A prospective study. Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed). 2025;90(2):176-81.

  RESULT

• Caballero-Alvarado J, Rebaza-Soria S. Comparative analysis of diagnostic scales of acute appendicitis: Alvarado, RIPASA and AIR. Cir Cir. 2020;88(5):672-3.

  RESULT

• Bakula B, Bogut A, Karacic A, Bakula M, Maric A, Radisic Biljak V. A prospective diagnostic accuracy study of the Alvarado score in a Croatian hospital - is it time for a final conclusion? Acta Chir Belg. 2025 Aug;125(4):197-201. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2025.2512279. Epub 2025 Jun 3.

  PMID: 40418572 RESULT

• Andersson RE, Stark J. Diagnostic value of the appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score. A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Emerg Surg. 2025 Feb 8;20(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13017-025-00582-x.

  PMID: 39923099 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Appendicitis; Disease; Abdominal Pain; Abdomen, Acute

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intraabdominal Infections; Infections; Gastroenteritis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Cecal Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Study Officials

• Norton Perez Gutierrez, MD

  Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: ICU director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 15, 2025
• First Posted: January 27, 2026
• Study Start: August 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: February 28, 2020
• Study Completion: February 28, 2020
• Last Updated: January 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Locations

CO (1)