NCT07347301

Head-Only Draping in Pediatric Tonsillectomy

30-Day Postoperative Infection Rate in Pediatric Tonsillectomy: Head-Drape vs. Full-Body Surgical Draping

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This single-center, interventional study will compare 30-day postoperative infection rates in pediatric tonsillectomy performed with either head-only draping or traditional full-body draping. Secondary analyses will evaluate differences in waste production, material and disposal costs, and provider attitudes between the two draping techniques. This study will randomize participants 1:1 to either the head-only draping cohort (intervention) or the full-body draping cohort (control).

Conditions

• Tonsillectomy
• Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Full-Body Surgical Draping	Standard full-body drape.
OTHER	Head-Only Surgical Draping	Use of head drape instead of full-body drape.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-02
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-12-01
• First posted: 2026-01-16
• Last updated: 2026-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States