Status:
COMPLETED
Closure Method Study Following Tonsillectomy in Children
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oklahoma
Conditions:
Tonsillectomy
Children
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-10 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
This is a children's study evaluating the effects of a tonsillectomy with tonsillar fossae closure compared to without closure of the operative wound.
Detailed Description
This is a children's study. Patients experience significant postoperative pain, activity limitation and sometimes other significant postoperative complications. We are going to compare the effects of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Normal children between that ages of five to ten requiring a tonsillectomy
Exclusion
- Children older than ten years of age.
- Those children with identified syndromes, cleft palates and velopharyngeal insufficiency will not be eligible.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00730340
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
June 15 2010
Active Locations (1)
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1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104