Complicated Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan

• Sponsor: Jordan University Hospital (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT05375058
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 257
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 21.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 11.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
COVID-19; Complicated Appendicitis	Other: Observational Study

Detailed Description

The investigators have retrospectively investigated data on acute appendicitis cases. Two groups were established, the first group was the pandemic group, which included 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, and the pre-pandemic group which represents the same period in the previous year, the aim was to assess the incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan University Hospital

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 257 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Retrospective
• Official Title: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Complicated Appendicitis in a Tertiary Medical Center, Amman, Jordan: A Retrospective Cohort
• Actual Study Start Date: Mar 2, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 28, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 28, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
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; Observational Study; the study did not involve any interventions
pre-pandemic group (2019) which represents the same period in the previous year

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Occurrence of postoperative complications [Up to 2 years]

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Length of in-hospital stay [Up to 2 years]

   How many days did the patient spend in the hospital until discharged.

2. Imaging method used for diagnosis (CT or US) [Up to 2 years]

   How was appendicitis diagnosed, either by using Computed Tomography (CT) Scan or Ultrasound.

3. Type of operation (open or laparoscopic) [Up to 2 years]

   We reported what type of operation the patient underwent to treat appendicitis.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: N/A and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incomplete data record.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Jordan University Hospital	Amman		Jordan	11942

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Jordan University Hospital

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Marzouq Amarin, MD, MSc, Department of General Surgery, the University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Abdallah Raed Al-Qawasmeh, Co-Principal Investigator, Jordan University Hospital
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05375058
• Other Study ID Numbers: 28/2021
• First Posted: May 16, 2022
• Last Update Posted: May 16, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Undecided
• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: COVID-19; Appendicitis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 16, 2022