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Recovery From Tonsil Surgery.

NCT07598201 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2026-05-20

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Summary

The goal of this study is to optimize the duration of sick leave and the usage of opioids following partial tonsillar surgery in adults by comparing the recovery after extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECTE) with recovery after intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICTE). An additional objective is to confirm that ICTE is as effective as ECTE when comparing TOI-14 scores after 12 months post-operatively.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Is 10 days sick leave enough after partial tonsillectomy (ICTE)?
* Are opioids needed at all after partial tonsillectomy (ICTE)?
* Is ICTE as effective as ECTE when comparing TOI-14 symptom scores after 12 months from the surgery?

Adult patients who are scheduled to tonsil surgery are randomised into 2 groups: ICTE and ECTE. Patients are blinded. Postoperatively they will answer structured questions about the recovery and effectiveness of the surgery. The last follow up survey is 60 months after the surgery.

Conditions

  • Recurrent Tonsillitis
  • Chronic Tonsillitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

extracapsular tonsillectomy

classical tonsillectomy

PROCEDURE

intracapsular tonsillectomy

partial tonsil surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Turku University Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Lotta E Ivaska, PhD · Turku University Hospital and University of Turku

  • Jaakko M Piitulainen, PhD · Turku University Hospital and University of Turku

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2029-01-31
Completion
2030-12-31

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