Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a randomized controlled trial to elucidate the benefits of performing lateral pharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy and encourage its use as a standard of care procedure. Participants will be randomized to receive either tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy with lateral pharyngoplasty (research intervention), with lateral pharyngoplasty referring to the placement two figure-of-8 sutures with 3-0 vicryl to reapproximate the anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars on each side. The investigators' hypothesis is that participants undergoing lateral pharyngoplasty will experience less pain, lower post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage rate, and a faster return to normal oral intake than participants undergoing tonsillectomy alone. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05575401
Study type	Interventional
Source	Loma Linda University
Contact	Shannon Calaguas, MD
Phone	(909) 558-8558
Email	scalaguas@llu.edu
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	May 17, 2023
Completion date	August 2024

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