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Tonsillectomy versus tonsillotomy in children and adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis:a controlled, randomized non-inferiority

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
J03
Acute tonsillitis
Registration Number
DRKS00020823
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinikum Jena
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
454
Inclusion Criteria

1. Written declaration of consent or declaration of consent of the legal guardian and/or legal representative;
2. Age of 3 years (36 months);
3. Sufficient knowledge of German to read and understand the patient information and related consent forms, as well as to read, understand and answer the self-report data collection questions (also in follow-up).
4. 6 reported episodes of a medically diagnosed and antibiotic-treated purulent tonsillitis/pharyngotonsillitis within the last twelve months (indication position in accordance with the AWMF guideline Inflammatory diseases of the palate tonsils/ tonsillitis, therapy [Register number: 017-024])
5. or 3-5 episodes if within the next 6 months
further episodes should occur and the number 6 is reached or, if the additional patient-specific factors: special personal or professional concern, severe complaints during the episodes, individual patient request (Indication position in accordance with the AWMF guideline Inflammatory
Diseases of the palate tonsils/ tonsillitis, therapy
[Register number: 017-024]);
6.Tonsil size - Brodsky Grade 1;
7.Operational procedure indicated and patient is operable

Exclusion Criteria

• Other diseases of the palatine tonsils, including hyperplasia without tonsillitis/pharyngotonsillitis, peritonsillary abscess, status after peritonsillary abscess, craniofacial dysmorphism, malignant diseases, bleeding disorder, pregnancy
• Tonsillitis due to causes other than those mentioned, including infectious mononucleosis
• Pregnant or nursing mothers

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of symptomatic inflammations in the throat and pharynx area within 24 months after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
• Number of symptomatic inflammations in the throat and pharynx area within 12 months after surgery<br>• Number of days with incapacity to work or to attend kindergarten/school 6 months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months after surgery<br>• Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument (TAHSI) questionnaire (version for children or adults), Tonsillectomy Outcome Inventory (TOI-14) and general quality of life questionnaire (SF-12) before surgery, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months after surgery<br>
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