Factors Predictive of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy

Completed

Conditions studied: Tonsillectomy Postoperative Adverse Events

In brief

The purposes of the study are to identify 1) the patient (demographic and clinical) and health care system factors predictive of immediate and late postoperative adverse outcomes in children undergoing tonsillectomy. 2) Evaluate the preoperative use of the sleep questionnaire to identify children at risk for immediate and late postoperative adverse outcomes in children undergoing tonsillectomy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01669993

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

2400

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-29

Who can join

Age: any, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children 0-17 years of age
• Children scheduled for tonsillectomy or adeno-tonsillectomy
• ASA I, II, or III

You may not qualify if…

• ASA IV and V

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.