CompletedNot Applicable

Pain at Home After Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy

Canada319 participantsStarted 2017-12-19

Plain-language summary

The study type is a prospective observational cohort study of children undergoing adenotonsillectomy (T\&A). The study will recruit the annual caseload of children undergoing T\&A at the Montreal Children's Hospital, QC, Canada; aiming for 200 children. There are no interventions. The purpose of this study is to determine the severity and duration of postoperative pain after T\&A and to link the severity of this pain with the severity of sleep disordered breathing.

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Elective scheduled surgery for adenotonsillectomy * Fluency in French * Fluency in English Exclusion Criteria: * Neuromuscular disease * Seizure disorders, * Cyanotic heart disease, * Trisomy 21, * Craniofacial syndromes such as Crouzons syndrome, * Steroid dependant asthma, * Cystic fibrosis, * Bronchopulmonary dysplasia * Severe autism . * Developmental delay which impair the assessment of pain.

What they're measuring

Postoperative Parent Pain Measure (PPPM)

Timeframe: We are asking the parents to record the PPPM twice daily for 14 days.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03378830

SponsorMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-01-01

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