Fasting Time and Post-tonsillectomy Pain

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Conditions studied: Tonsillar Disorder

In brief

This is a prospective, observational study to determine the association between preoperative fasting duration and post-tonsillectomy pain scores in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) among pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement. The primary outcome is the post-tonsillectomy pain score, with the secondary outcomes as total postoperative opioid consumption, PACU length of stay, and hospital length of stay.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07574476

Run by

Brittany Willer

People needed

350

Starts

2026-06-01

Expected to finish

2029-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-08

Who can join

Age: any, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement

You may not qualify if…

• non-elective or urgent procedures
• inpatient admission prior to surgery; patients with any missing required data
• patients with conditions requiring deviation from standard anesthetic management (as determined by the anesthesiologist)

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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