Antibiotic Therapy of Acute Uncomplicated Colonic Diverticulitis
NCT ID: NCT01008488
Last Updated: 2011-12-23
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
600 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2002-11-30
2010-12-31
Brief Summary
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The hypothesis is that Patients with acute uncomplicated colonic diverticulitis will recover the condition without antibiotic therapy and the lack of antibiotic therapy will not lead to complications.
The patients will be randomized to conservative treatment with and without antibiotic therapy.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Antibiotic
Antibiotic
Antibiotic according to local treatment routine against bowel pathogenesis
No antibiotic
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Antibiotic
Antibiotic according to local treatment routine against bowel pathogenesis
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* elevated CRP and LPK
* Temp.38c or more
Exclusion Criteria
* pregnancy
* immunological incompetence and immunosuppressive therapy
18 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Landstinget i Värmland
OTHER
Uppsala University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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achabok
MD
Principal Investigators
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Kenneth Smedh
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Center of Clinical Research, Västerås
Locations
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The Central Hospital
Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden
Countries
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References
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Chabok A, Pahlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group. Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9. doi: 10.1002/bjs.8688. Epub 2012 Jan 30.
Other Identifiers
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AVOD-D33
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id