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Children Recovering From Tonsil Surgery

NCT03292068 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 576

Last updated 2022-08-18

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Summary

Children recovering from tonsil surgery following day surgery Tonsil surgery - self-care and treatment - the TONIST-study The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect and experience of acupuncture, acupressure, specially designed diet and telephone counselling on children's surgery-related symptoms, quality of life and costs during recovery after tonsillectomy (TE) or tonsillotomy (TT).

Early discharge from hospitals means that patients have to deal with much of the post-operative care during recovery process on their own or with the help of relatives. The recovery period may be a progressive process of physical weakness (1,2).

In Sweden, 14 000 tonsil surgeries per year are performed, about 50% children under 15 years because of obstruction, of TE, tonsillectomy, and TT, tonsillomy. Children's tonsil surgery following day surgery are in focus for this study. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be used.

Conditions

  • Tonsillitis

Interventions

COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Acupuncture, acupressure

Intervention group will receive usual care in combination with Pyonex-needles and "Kulplåster". The control group will only receive usual care.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Timbal diet

Intervention group will receive usual care in combination Timbal diet including Protein-enriched ice cream, made with egg yolks and Cream. The control group will only receive usual care.

OTHER

Extended telephone counseling

Intervention group will receive usual care in combination with Extended telephone counseling. The control group will only receive usual care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lund University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helena i Rosén, PhD · Health scienses, Faculty of medicine, Lund University

  • Lena-karin Erlandsson, PhD · Health scienses, Faculty of medicine, Lund University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-01
Completion
2022-12-01

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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