Comparison of cold and liquid diet versus routine Iranian dish on post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding

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• Conditions: Tonsillectomy.; Hypertrophy of tonsils, Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids; J35.1, J35

• Registration Number: IRCT2014012115496N6
• Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1) age range 3-15 years old; 2) patients who undergo tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy due to three or more severe recurrent attacks of tonsillitis within each two consecutive years; 3) educated parents at least at the level of high school.

Exclusion criteria: 1) pre operative medical problems such as asthma, diabetes, coagulation disorders, cardiovascular disease, basic metabolic disorder, immune system deficiency and chronic liver or renal disease; 2) Inadequate follow-up and incomplete questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post-tonsillectomy pain. Timepoint: within 10 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS)-by trained parents at home.;Post-tonsillectomy bleeding. Timepoint: within 10 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Observation by ENT specialist.