🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-08-22
Operative Versus Non-Operative Management for Appendicitis With Abscess or Phlegmon (NCT04168866)
🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🩺 Clinical Procedure Protocol Sponsor: Yale University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The investigators aim to determine if early operative intervention is superior to non-operative management for adult patients with computerized tomography (CT)-proven complicated appendicitis with phlegmon or abscess.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Yale New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Operative management (PROCEDURE)
- Drainage or antibiotics (OTHER)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Yale New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (203) 785-2572
Email: kevin.schuster@yale.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
Explore by condition: All Appendicitis clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.