Tonsillectomy versus outpatient lasertonsillotomy in adult patients with tonsil related disease.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- tonsillotomycarbondioxidelaserlokal anesthesiaadultstonsillotomiecarbondioxidelaserlokale anesthesievolwassenen
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26334
- Lead Sponsor
- Maatschap KNO Haga Ziekenhuis / MC Haaglanden
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 470
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age > 18 years;
2. Tonsilrelated complaints with an indication for intervention (chronic/rec. tonsillitis, tonsillolithiasis, hallitosis).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not cooperative / restless;
2. Unable to open the mouth for a longer period;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Presence or absence of the complaints for which the patient has undergone surgery (chronic / recurrent tonsillitis, tonsillolithiasis, hallitosis). <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of tonsillitis episodes per year objectified by their GP or ENT specialist;<br /><br>2. Number of antibiotics associated with tonsillitis per year;<br /><br>3. Average number of sick days per year due to the tonsil-related complaints;<br /><br>4. Presence / absence of hallitosis;<br /><br>5. Presence / absence of tonsillolithiasis;<br /><br>6. Pain during / after the procedure (using VAS score);<br /><br>7. Duration of the procedure;<br /><br>8. Resumption of daily activities (return to work / school resumption);<br /><br>9. Complications (short and long term);<br /><br>10. Patient satisfaction.