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Intracapsular Tonsillectomy in Adults

NCT03654742 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 167

Last updated 2025-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Comparing the classical extracapsular tonsillectomy (TE) performed with electrosurgery to intracapsular approaches (SIPT) by coblation or microdebrider. The patient group is adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis

Conditions

  • Tonsil Disease
  • Tonsillitis
  • Tonsillitis Acute
  • Tonsillitis Chronic

Interventions

PROCEDURE

tonsillectomy

removal of tonsil tissue as described in the study arms

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Turku University Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Jussi Jero, Professor · Turku University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-27
Primary Completion
2023-01-05
Completion
2028-12-30

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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