Actively Recruiting
Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
Led by Loma Linda University · Updated on 2026-02-23
160
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
184 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this treatment study is to determine if doing lateral pharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy is better for children than doing tonsillectomy alone. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do children experience less pain after surgery when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Do children eat/drink better when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Is there a lower risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed? Researchers will compare children undergoing tonsillectomy and lateral pharyngoplasty with children undergoing tonsillectomy alone to see if the participants experience less pain, better oral intake, and less bleeding complications after surgery. Parents of participants will be asked to record pain scores and pain medications given, approximate amounts of daily oral intake, and any complications after surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants ages 3 to 17 years undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy at Loma Linda University Health
You will not qualify if you...
- Subjects with congenital syndromes and/or developmental delay
- Subjects with cancer
- Subjects who use or depend on a gastrostomy tube
- Subjects undergoing intracapsular tonsillectomy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Loma Linda University Professional Building - Murrieta
Murrieta, California, United States, 92563
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Loma Linda University ENT/Head & Neck Surgery
Riverside, California, United States, 92506
Actively Recruiting
3
Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery and Audiology
San Bernardino, California, United States, 92408
Not Yet Recruiting
4
SAC Health - ENT Clinic
San Bernardino, California, United States, 92410
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
S
Shannon Calaguas, MD
CONTACT
E
Ethan Frank, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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