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Evaluation of Swallowing Impairment After Tonsillectomy

NCT06927427 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-04-15

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Summary

the investigator will evaluate the swallowing pattern of the patients pre-operative and will follow them up at day 15 after tonsillectomy by using Careful history taking and Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

Conditions

  • Swallowing Impairment After Tonsillectomy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)

Using flexible endoscopy, the patient will be given a colored thin fluid to keep in their mouth and then swallow following the instructions of the examiner, then the examination will be repeated using semisolids (1 teaspoon of yogurt) and using solids (piece of bread). The evaluation of swallowing will involve four items: early spill of food (delayed triggering), aspiration, penetration, and retention (residue). And the results will be recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alaa A Mansour, MBBCH · OtoRhinoLaryngology, head and neck surgery resident, Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-01
Completion
2025-01-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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