Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
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Conditions studied: Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Children, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Tonsillitis, Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Tonsil Stone, Tonsil Disease
In brief
The goal of this treatment study is to determine if doing lateral pharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy is better for children than doing tonsillectomy alone. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do children experience less pain after surgery when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Do children eat/drink better when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Is there a lower risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed? Researchers will compare children undergoing tonsillectomy and lateral pharyngoplasty with children undergoing tonsillectomy alone to see if the participants experience less pain, better oral intake, and less bleeding complications after surgery. Parents of participants will be asked to record pain scores and pain medications given, approximate amounts of daily oral intake, and any complications after surgery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05575401
- Run by
- Loma Linda University
- People needed
- 160
- Starts
- 2023-05-17
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-23
Who can join
Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Participants ages 3-17 years of age undergoing tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy at Loma Linda University Health
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects with congenital syndromes and/or developmental delay
- Subjects with cancer
- Subjects with gastrostomy tube use or dependence
- Subjects undergoing intracapsular tonsillectomy
Where it is running
- Loma Linda University ENT/Head & Neck Surgery — Riverside, California, United States (enrolling)
- Loma Linda University Professional Building - Murrieta — Murrieta, California, United States
- Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery and Audiology — San Bernardino, California, United States
- SAC Health - ENT Clinic — San Bernardino, California, United States
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