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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN04973569
ISRCTN04973569
Completed
Not Applicable

The effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in children NATAN project: Nederlands AdenoTonsillectomie project, Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy in the Netherlands

niversity Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (Netherlands)0 sites300 target enrollmentStarted: May 2, 2007Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
niversity Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (Netherlands)
Enrollment
300

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Children aged 2 to 8 years indicated for adenotonsillectomy according to current medical practice. These included children with recurrent throat infections (three or more episodes per year) or other indications such as obstructive complaints or recurrent upper respiratory infections.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children with:
  • 1\. A history of seven or more throat infections in the preceding year, or five or more in each of the two preceding years, or three or more in each of the three preceding years (Paradise criteria)
  • 2\. High suspicion of obstructive sleep apnoea, i.e. Brouillette's Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) score of more than 3\.5
  • 3\. Down's syndrome
  • 4\. Craniofacial malformation, such as cleft palate
  • 5\. Documented immunodeficiency, other than Immunoglobulin A (IgA) or Immunoglobulin G subclass two (IgG2\) deficiencies

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (Netherlands)

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