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Outcomes of Post-operative Diet in Children Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

NCT03437954 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2019-03-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research is being done because it is not known which dietary recommendations are best to help patients recover after a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. The purpose of this study is to determine how diet after tonsil/adenoid surgery affects bleeding, pain, and oral intake.

Conditions

  • Chronic Tonsillitis
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing

Interventions

OTHER

Diet modification

Patients will be randomized to follow the standard post-tonsillectomy diet at our institution, which consists of soft foods for ten days, or will be in the non-restricted diet group following surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Georgetown University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Earl Harley, MD · MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-15
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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