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An Approach to Reduce Uvula Edema After Tonsillectomy

NCT03079453 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-08-09

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Summary

A prospective randomized clinical trial that included thirty subjects who underwent tonsillectomy. The patients in Group 1 (n:15) were injected with dexamethasone (1 ml, 8 mg) through the uvula and soft palate tissue directly before tonsillectomy. Group 2 (n:15) patients had tonsillectomy without dexamethasone injection. Patients were examined preoperatively and postoperative on the first and fifth days. In this study investigators tried an approach of dexamethasone application to reduce uvula edema after tonsillectomy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

The patients in Group 1 were injected with dexamethasone (1 ml, 8 mg) through the uvula and soft palate tissue directly before tonsillectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bezmialem Vakif University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Selahattin Tugrul, Assoc. Prof. · Bezmialem Vakif University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
48 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-15
Primary Completion
2019-04-01
Completion
2019-04-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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