Children's Surgical (operations) Research

CONservative TReatment of Appendicitis in Children – a randomised controlled Trial – CONTRACT 2

Who is it for? Children (aged 4-15 years) with a clinical diagnosis of acute uncomplicated appendicitis.

Why? Recently some studies have shown most children with appendicitis can be treated with antibiotics instead of an operation. But no studies in children have compared the advantages and disadvantages of having antibiotic treatment instead of surgery. The purpose of our study is to see if children with acute appendicitis can be treated equally effectively with antibiotics as with an operation.

To find out more: Contact Research Officer Anisa Ahmed

or take a look at the CONTRACT-2 webpage

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Who is it for? Children and young people aged 0-18 years with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) who have had a cardiac procedure ( heart surgery or catheterisation)

Why? We want to collect information about the short, medium and long-term health of children who have had a cardiac procedure.

We will use this information to look at different groups of people based on their characteristics at the time of their procedure, or different ways that operations were performed, or how quickly patients recover in hospital to see if any of these things are linked to how well patients do in the long term. We can use this knowledge to improve the care given to cardiac patients in the future, and hopefully improve the long-term outcomes for all. 

To find out more: Contact your Cardiac Surgeon or Research Nurse Rekha Patel 

We may have other surgical studies, which we haven’t been able to list here.

Please ask your Doctor or Surgeon about research that may be suitable for you or your child.

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