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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03450642
Complement Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis (CDAA)
Study Overview
Detailed Description
The proposed study is a pilot study on a cohort of participants recruited at emergency admission with acute right iliac fossa pain (right lower abdominal pain) to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Accident & Emergency department. The pilot trial will collect one urine sample on admission and blood over a time course for each patient to record blood plasma levels of Complement proteins during hospital admissions with suspected appendicitis. The assay schedule is detailed in Table 1 below. The trial will perform additional Complement cascade activation tests on routine blood samples taken during the patient's stay in hospital. In addition 3 trial samples will be taken at time intervals that will capture the early Complement cascade response. Those patients going onto surgery will have a total of 5 additional trial samples taken, with 2 samples taken intra-operatively whilst under anaesthesia. From our previous experience in a similar pilot study CPOP (Complement cascade Predictors of Procedural Outcome), the investigators have introduced a blood taking 'curfew window' in which trial sample No. 2 & 3 must not take place between the hours of midnight and 0600 hrs. This is to incorporate the wishes of patients and improve compliance with the study. Sample analysis will be performed in parallel in the clinical chemistry laboratory for assays of CRP and the complement proteins C3 and C4. The additional trial assays will be performed by Prof Shaw's research post doctoral assistant in the clinical chemistry laboratory and in the Medical School. A fresh frozen urine sample will be acquired from the routine urine sample given on all admissions for RIF pain. This urine sample will be analysed for Complement activation products such as C3a and C5a. Diagnostic end points will be acquired through the routine management of these patients and accessed via the hospital imaging (PACS) and pathology (IHCS) reporting system. These will include appendix histology and microbiology, urinalysis, blood cultures, imaging and cervical swabs.
Table 1Blood Sample Assay Schedule Time Point Time of Test Routine Test Additional Trial Test Trial Assays Day Timings (example) PM Timings (example)
t = 0 Admission to A&E
CONSENT ROUTINE:
WCC, CRP, LFTs, Amylase, Clotting. Urinalysis.
On attending clinicians discretion:
urine culture, blood cultures, cervical swabs, imaging: US, CT, mri. Serum: C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers
Urine: compliment activation markers eg: C3a, C5a. 09:00 hrs 18:00 hrs
- t = 1-4 h CONSENT(if not previously obtained) 09:00 to 13:00 hrs 1800 to 22:00 hrs
- t = 4 h Trial Sample NO.1 C3, C4, C3dg,compliment activation markers 13:00 hrs 22:00 hrs
t =8h Trial Sample NO.2 C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers 17:00hrs 02:00 hrs
No action: 'blood taking curfew'
t = 12 h Trial Sample NO. 3 C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers 21:00 hrs 06:00 hrs
No action: 'blood taking curfew'
- t = 23 h ROUTINE C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers 08:00hrs t = 14 h 08:00 hrs
- t = 47 h ROUTINE C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers 08:00hrs t = 38 h 08:00 hrs
t = 71 h
Some Patients Discharged
Some patients for Laparoscopy ROUTINE C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers 08:00hrs t = 62 h 08:00 hrs
If for surgery:
t = surg0
On Induction Trial Sample NO. 4 C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers, CRP 09:00 hrs t = surg 0 21:00 hrs
t = surg 45 min
End of surgery Pathology: appendix specimen Microbiology: appendix swabs Trial Sample NO. 5 C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers, CRP 09:45 hrs t = surg 60 min 22: 00 hrs
- t = x d, y h (days, hours from t0) Routine tests as they occur C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers, CRP
- Discharge
If readmitted within 14 days
tR=x d, y h(days, hours from t0) ROUTINE C3, C4, C3dg, compliment activation markers, CRP
The assays deployed for the CDAA pilot trial will include the current biomarkers of Complement consumption, C3 and C4, available in the clinical chemistry laboratory; in addition the investigators will use a panel of activation markers including C3dg, C4d, Bb and TCC that have been developed during the CPOP clinical trial. Prof Shaw's group now has extensive experience with the development, optimisation and internal auditing of the activation assays. The assay for the trial will be performed in Prof Shaw's laboratory in parallel with the clinical chemistry laboratory who will be responsible for producing aliquots from the plasma
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Devon
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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 5DW
- Royal Devon & Exeter Foundation NHS Trust
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Admission for right iliac fossa pain
Exclusion Criteria:
Under 18 years unwilling to provide informed consent pregnant women diabetic immunosuppressed immunosuppression or steroid treatment within last 12 months learning disability Non-english speakers
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Observation
Patients presenting with right Iliac Fosse pain
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Complement cascade components C3, C4, iC3b and TCC serum concentrations were measured over the time course from t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Complement Activation differential diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in a patient cohort presenting with Right Iliac Fosse Pain
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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C3 and C4 plasma concentration were measured in units of g/L over the time course t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge. Activation measures were derived as C3 and C4 differences at time each time point compared with admission values to derive changes in concentration which were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group). |
up to 5 days
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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clinical Alvarado Score
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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The clinical Alvarado Score was derived for all patients on admission.
Symptoms: Migration - score 1, Anorexia-acetone - score 1, Nausea-vomiting - score 1; Signs: Tenderness in the right lower quadrant - score 2, Rebound pain - score 1, Elevation in temperature - score 1; Laboratory: Leucocytosis - score 2, Shift to the left (i.e.
neutrophils more than 75% of WCC) - score 1. Scores were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group).
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up to 5 days
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The clinical Alvarado Score modified to include CRP > 5 mg/L - score 1
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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The clinical Alvarado Score modified to include CRP > 5 mg/L - score 1and was derived for all patients on admission.
Symptoms: Migration - score 1, Anorexia-acetone - score 1, Nausea-vomiting - score 1; Signs: Tenderness in the right lower quadrant - score 2, Rebound pain - score 1, Elevation in temperature - score 1; Laboratory: Leucocytosis - score 2, Shift to the left (i.e.
neutrophils more than 75% of WCC) - score 1. Scores were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group).
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up to 5 days
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Complement Activation Derived from C3dg
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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C3dg plasma concentrations were measured in units of micrograms/mL over the time course t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge. Activation measures were derived as C3 and C4 differences at time each time point compared with admission values to derive changes in concentration which were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group). |
up to 5 days
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Complement Activation Terminal Cascade Complex
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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Terminal Cascade Complex plasma concentrations measured in units of ng/mL over the time course t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge. Activation measures were derived as C3 and C4 differences at time each time point compared with admission values to derive changes in concentration which were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group). |
up to 5 days
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Complement Activation C3a in Urine
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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C3a concentrations in urine were measured in units of ng/mL over the time course t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge. Activation measures were derived as C3 and C4 differences at time each time point compared with admission values to derive changes in concentration which were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group). |
up to 5 days
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C Reactive Protein Acute Phase Marker
Time Frame: up to 5 days
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C reactive protein serum concentrations were measured in units of mg/L over the time course t= admission, 4,8,12,23,47,71 hours or until discharge. Acute Phase measures were derived as C3 and C4 differences at time each time point compared with admission values to derive changes in concentration which were compared in patients with a positive pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix (AA Group) and patients with a negative pathology diagnosis of the excised appendix or those patients discharged without appendectomy (non-AA Group). |
up to 5 days
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 1112/131544
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