# Investigation of Oxidative Stress in Appendectomy - Open Versus Laparoscopic in Childhood and Adolescence

> **NCT03723642** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Medical University of Graz** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Appendicitis Acute

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Initial serum malondialdehyde level
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Final serum malondialdehyde level
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Initial differential white blood cell count
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Final differential white blood cell count
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Initial c-reactive protein serum level
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Final c-reactive protein serum level
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Initial VOC
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** VOC 5min
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** VOC 15min
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** VOC 30min
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** VOC 45min
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Final VOC

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03723642
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical University of Graz
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2019-10-02
- **Primary completion:** 2020-10-01
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-01
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-15

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03723642

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03723642, "Investigation of Oxidative Stress in Appendectomy - Open Versus Laparoscopic in Childhood and Adolescence". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03723642. Licensed CC0.

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