# Pilot Trial of Antibiotics Versus Surgery for Treating Acute Appendicitis

> **NCT02447224** · EARLY_PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Olive View-UCLA Education & Research Institute** · enrollment: 30 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** 1 gm IV ertapenem at enrollment
- **DRUG:** 1 gm IV ertapenem at Day 2 and oral metronidazole and cefdinir to complete 10 days
- **PROCEDURE:** Appendectomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02447224
- **Lead sponsor:** Olive View-UCLA Education & Research Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-03
- **Primary completion:** 2015-10
- **Final completion:** 2017-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-10

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02447224

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02447224, "Pilot Trial of Antibiotics Versus Surgery for Treating Acute Appendicitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02447224. Licensed CC0.

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