Closure Method Study Following Tonsillectomy in Children

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Tonsillectomy, Children

In brief

This is a children's study evaluating the effects of a tonsillectomy with tonsillar fossae closure compared to without closure of the operative wound.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00730340

Run by

University of Oklahoma

People needed

14

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-06-15

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Normal children between that ages of five to ten requiring a tonsillectomy

You may not qualify if…

• Children older than ten years of age.
• Those children with identified syndromes, cleft palates and velopharyngeal insufficiency will not be eligible.

Where it is running

• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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