CompletedEarly Phase 1

Closure Method Study Following Tonsillectomy in Children

United States14 participantsStarted 2008-08

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range5 Years – 10 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal children between that ages of five to ten requiring a tonsillectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Children older than ten years of age. * Those children with identified syndromes, cleft palates and velopharyngeal insufficiency will not be eligible.

What they're measuring

Decreased morbidity in children with closure of the tonsillar fossae compared with tonsillectomy without closure

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00730340

SponsorUniversity of Oklahoma

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-06

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