# Use of Antibiotic Irrigation to Decrease Wound Infections in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis

> **NCT04039750** · PHASE2 · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Prisma Health-Upstate** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Perforated Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** antibiotic rinse with suction
- **PROCEDURE:** suction only

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04039750
- **Lead sponsor:** Prisma Health-Upstate
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2019-07-25
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04039750

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04039750, "Use of Antibiotic Irrigation to Decrease Wound Infections in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04039750. Licensed CC0.

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