NCT00394849

Effect of Tonsillar Pillar Closure on Postoperative Pain and Bleeding Risk After Tonsillectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 763 (actual)
• Sponsor: Indiana University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if closing the tonsil fossa after tonsillectomy leads to less pain and bleeding risk than leaving it open to heal by secondary intention.

Detailed description

After induction of appropriate general anesthesia, a tonsillectomy was performed and control of bleeding was achieved as is routine for the individual Otolaryngologist performing the procedure. Next the surgeon used 3-0 chromic (absorbable) sutures on tapered needles to close one tonsillar fossa but leave the tonsillar fossa on the other side open. The side chosen was determined by a computer generated schedule. Routine postoperative care was given.

Conditions

• Hemorrhage
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	suture one tonsillar fossa	one tonsillar fossa was sutured. One side was not sutured. Pain was compared side to side.

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-07-01
• Primary completion: 2004-03-01
• Completion: 2004-03-01
• First posted: 2006-11-01
• Last updated: 2017-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States