Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Diet Education and Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy

Lead Sponsor:

Maltepe University

Conditions:

Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of tonsillectomy diet education on postoperative bleeding and pain in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy. Seventy-six pediatric patient...

Detailed Description

Problem Adenotonsillectomy, which means removal of adenoids and tonsils, is one of the most common surgical operations performed in children.The most common indications for tonsillectomy are sleep-dis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The child being sick,
  • The child will have an adenotonsillectomy,
  • The child has no milk allergy (to exclude children at risk of developing milk allergy during the data collection process),
  • The child's caregiver stays with the child during the research process (to avoid communication barriers and disruptions in treatment and care instructions during the training and data collection process),
  • The child and caregiver can speak and understand Turkish (to avoid communication barriers during the training and data collection process),
  • The child's caregiver agrees to the research,
  • Children without swallowing difficulties and aspiration risk (e.g. nasogastric catheter, tracheostomy)
  • Children without diseases that cause maladaptive behavior (e.g. autism, cerebral palsy)

Exclusion

  • The child has a milk allergy,
  • Children with diseases that cause swallowing difficulties, risk of aspiration and maladaptive behavior (e.g. autism, cerebral palsy)
  • Failure of the child and caregiver to attend the follow-up examination on the 7th day after surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 20 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06988748

Start Date

June 20 2025

End Date

October 31 2026

Last Update

June 4 2025

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Hilal AKDENİZ

Istanbul, Ataşehir, Turkey (Türkiye), 34000