# Cold Therapy for Pediatric Appendectomy

> **NCT04986397** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Boston Children's Hospital** · enrollment: 52 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Cold Therapy
- **OTHER:** Standard of Care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04986397
- **Lead sponsor:** Boston Children's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-12-22
- **Primary completion:** 2023-05-22
- **Final completion:** 2023-05-22
- **Target enrollment:** 52 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04986397

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04986397, "Cold Therapy for Pediatric Appendectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04986397. Licensed CC0.

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