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Tonsillotomy or Follow-up in PFAPA Syndrome

NCT03331497 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2022-02-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, adenitis (PFAPA) -syndrome diagnosis will be randomised either to tonsillotomy (partial tonsillectomy) or 3 months follow up. At follow up visit 3 months after randomisation the children from either groups with ongoing symptoms will be sent to tonsillectomy.

Conditions

  • PFAPA Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Tonsillotomy

About 2/3 of the palatine tonsil tissue is removed with coplator or bipolar knife.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oulu University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tampere University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tampere University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Turku University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Turku

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oulu

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-24
Primary Completion
2021-12-30
Completion
2022-02-02

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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