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Effect of Duration of Antibiotic Therapy on Recovery Following Tonsillectomy

NCT00662987 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2008-04-21

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Summary

To determine whether a 3-day course of postoperative antibiotics is effective as a 7-day course in reducing pain and reducing time to resumption of normal diet and activity following pediatric tonsillectomy

Conditions

  • Tonsillectomy

Interventions

DRUG

7 days of amoxicillin

Received 7 days of amoxicillin (dosed 40mg/kg divided bid up to maximum daily dose of 800 mg)

DRUG

3 days of amoxcillin followed by 4 days of placebo

3 days of amoxicillin (40 mg/kg divided bid up to maximum daily dose of 800 mg) followed by placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jacqueline Jones, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2007-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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