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The Effect of Systemic Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Vs Intraoperative Infiltration of Steroids in Tonsillar Bed Following Tonsillectomy on Post Tonsillectomy Pain.
Led by Ain Shams University · Updated on 2025-06-25
75
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
20 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of adding paracetamol to systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) versus adding dexamethasone as local infiltration to paracetamol on post tonsillectomy pain control.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Systemic Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Vs Intraoperative Infiltration of Steroids in Tonsillar Bed Following Tonsillectomy on Post Tonsillectomy Pain.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age between 4 and 10 years
- Indications for tonsillectomy include recurrent acute tonsillitis with at least 7 episodes in the past year or repeated episodes over 2-3 years
- Chronic tonsillitis and tonsil enlargement causing sleep apnea, swallowing difficulty, or speech interference
- Tonsillectomy performed by cold dissection
- Classified as ASA 1 or 2 (normal health or mild systemic disease)
You will not qualify if you...
- Age less than 4 or greater than 10 years
- Tonsillectomy indicated for reasons other than chronic tonsillitis, such as lymphoma
- Chronic steroid therapy
- Hemoglobin level below 10 gm/dL
- Presence of acute upper respiratory tract infection or acute tonsillitis
- Classified as ASA 3 or 4 (severe systemic diseases like uncontrolled diabetes, cardiac, liver, or kidney disease, or life-threatening conditions)
- Regular use of analgesics within one week before surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ainshams university hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Abdurrahman samir mohamed Mr, MBBS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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