This clinical trial will compare antibiotic therapy with laparoscopic appendectomy in the treatment of pediatric chronic appendicitis in china. Enrolled patients will be randomised and an allocation ratio of 1:1 will be made via weighted minimisation, where half of the patients will receive antibiotic therapy with intravenous Ceftazidime sodium, while the other half will have a laparoscopic appendicectomy.
In recent years, nonoperative treatment has challenged appendectomy as a first-line treatment of acute uncomplicated appendicitis by demonstrating its safety and short-term efficacy in adults. Several randomized controlled trials comparing appendectomy to antibiotics alone in children with acute uncomplicated appendicitis have been reported from other countries. These studies reveal that non-operative management of appendicitis is a safe treatment for appendicitis and is associated with a significantly lower risk of complications than appendectomy. However, the success rate of nonoperative management was 75% at 1year. Chronic appendicitis has been described as a possible cause of persistent right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain and laparoscopic appendectomy has been shown to benefit a large number of children，but there are no high-quality clinical trials. There are more than 200 million children in China. According to preliminary clinical data, the incidence of pediatric appendicitis in China is higher than Europe and America. Due to the Chinese parents have different cultures and educational backgrounds, more high-quality clinical trials are needed to guide parents to choose appropriate treatment for chronic appendicitis in children. Therefore, the investigators propose a multi-institutional trial in which patients and their families choose between antibiotics therapy (AT group) or laparoscopic appendectomy (LAAPT group) to chronic appendicitis in children aged 3-15 years. The investigators hypothesize that laparoscopic appendectomy will be successful in 90% of patients at 1 year follow-up and will be associated with fewer disability days, higher quality of life scores, and higher pain reduce scores than antibiotic therapy. This study will enroll 200 patients, age 3-15 years, with chronic appendicitis at 8-10 hospitals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
Patients choosing AT group were admitted to the hospital for observation and to receive intravenous antibiotics Intravenous Ceftazidime sodium (50mg/kg/dose every 12 hours) was administered for 3 days.
APPT group consisted of admission to the hospital with promptinitiation of intravenous antibiotics and appendectomy
children's hospital of Guiyang
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
The first people hospital of zunyi
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Success rate
The primary end point for patients in the antibiotic therapy group is resolution of chronic appendicitis, resulting in discharge from the hospital without the need for surgical intervention and no recurrent appendicitis during a minimum follow-up of 1 year (treatment efficacy). Treatment success in the laparoscopic appendectomy group is defined as a patient successfully undergoing an laparoscopic appendectomy and no recurrent abdominal pain during a minimum follow-up of 1 year (treatment efficacy).
Time frame: 1 year
The rate of recurrence
late recurrence (after 1 year) of chronic appendicitis after conservative treatment, length of hospital stay and the amount of sick leave used by the patient.
Time frame: 1 year
postintervention pain scores
postintervention pain scores (VAS score range, 0-10; a score of 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst possible pain), and the use of pain medication.
Time frame: 1 year
Wound infection
Postintervention complications included clinical wound infection (surgical site infection) occurring within 30 days after the operative procedure as diagnosed by a surgeon or with a positive bacterial culture.
Time frame: 30 days
pneumonia
Postintervention complication included pneumonia occurring within 7days after the operative procedure as diagnosed by clinical presentation and chest X-ray or CT-scan.
Time frame: 7days
Diarrhea
Adverse effects of the antibiotic treatment during the conservation treatment
Time frame: 7 days
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Incisional hernia
Postintervention complication included incisional hernia occurring within1year after the operative procedure as diagnosed by surgeon .
Time frame: 1 year
Bowel obstruction
Postintervention complication included bowel obstruction occurring within1year after the operative procedure as diagnosed by clinical presentation and abdominal X-ray or CT-scan.
Time frame: 1 year
persistent abdominal or incisional pain
Postintervention complication included persistent abdominal or incisional pain occurring within1year after the operative procedure as diagnosed by surgeon .
Time frame: 1 year