Clinical trials: Abdominal Pain (AP)
Acute Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture
Prostaglandin-E Urinary Metabolite (PGE-M) as a Predictor of Acute Appendicitis in Children
Diagnosing acute appendicitis in children remains a clinical challenge, with delayed or incorrect diagnosis potentially leading to serious complications or unnecessary surgery.
- Conditions
- Acute Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis With Rupture, Abdominal Pain (AP)
- Trial name
- NCT07008092
- Testing
- Blood specimen collection, Urine collection
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KBC Split
Constipation - Functional, Abdominal Pain (AP)
Co-Development and Validation of Colonic Symptom Pictograms for Young People
Severe constipation affects 10% of children, often leading to significant physical and emotional distress. While constipation is commonly associated with impaired bowel movements, it is fundamentally linked to abnormalities in…
- Conditions
- Constipation - Functional, Abdominal Pain (AP), Nausea and Vomitting, Bloating
- Trial name
- NCT07337343
- Testing
- Pictogram comprehension and validation
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Acute Appendicitis, Abdominal Pain (AP)
Preserving or Resecting the Normal Appendix in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopy Surgery for Suspected Appendicitis
When appendicitis is suspected, patients are typically planned for emergency surgery preferably using a laparoscopic approach. Up to 20% of these patients will have a normal appendix, thus not suffering from appendicitis.
- Conditions
- Acute Appendicitis, Abdominal Pain (AP), Diagnostic Laparoscopy, Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Trial name
- NCT06917612
- Testing
- Normal diagnostic laparoscopy, Negative appendectomy
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
Targeted Food Elimination for Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Diseases in Children
Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP) in children is common and causes significant functional impairment and poor quality of life. Lifestyle factors such as diet, anxiety, and stress are important triggers of abdominal pains, but there…
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome, Abdominal Pain (AP)
- Trial name
- FGID (NCT02565355)
- Testing
- Dietary Exclusion, Standard Treatment
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Abdominal Pain (AP), Disorders of Gut-brain Interaction
Transauricular Neurostimulation for Abdominal Pain Due to DGBI
This single-site, open-label pilot study will evaluate transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation using the Sparrow Link device as a treatment for adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with abdominal pain related to disorders of…
- Trial name
- NCT07798180
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital