Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
Post-operative Outcomes of Tonsillectomy With Lateral Pharyngoplasty Versus Tonsillectomy Alone in Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Loma Linda University
160 participants
May 17, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Participants ages 3-17 years of age undergoing tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy at Loma Linda University Health
Exclusion Criteria4
- Subjects with congenital syndromes and/or developmental delay
- Subjects with cancer
- Subjects with gastrostomy tube use or dependence
- Subjects undergoing intracapsular tonsillectomy
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Interventions
Two figure-of-8 sutures using 3-0 vicryl are used to approximate the anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars and reconstruct the continuous mucosal covering of the lateral pharyngeal walls.
Extracapsular tonsillectomy
Locations(4)
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NCT05575401