Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in Adults

Finland167 participantsStarted 2019-09-27

Plain-language summary

Comparing the classical extracapsular tonsillectomy (TE) performed with electrosurgery to intracapsular approaches (SIPT) by coblation or microdebrider. The patient group is adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 16-65 years * Planned tonsil surgery with informed consent * Recurrent or chronic tonsillitis Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 1 month old, drained quinsy * Acute "hot phase" tonsillitis * Previous palatine tonsil surgery * Suspicion or confirmation of malignancy * High dose analgesics consumption * Current CPAP-device usage for treatment of OSAS * Untreated gastro-esophageal reflux disease * Anticoagulative medication * Any condition of hemophilia * Pregnancy, lactation * Current or positive history of malignant disease (if still active follow-up)

What they're measuring

Post-operative recovery

Timeframe: 21 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03654742

SponsorTurku University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-01-05

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