Randomized control study of post-operative pain in plasmaknife versus monopolar tonsillectomy

Randomized control study of Plasmaknife Tonsillectomy versus Monopolar Electrocautery Tonsillectomy in effect on post-operative pain in adult patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000200482

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-04-12

Start date

2007-03-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

to study if tonsillectomy using the plasmaknife results in any difference in pain and recovery

Interventions

tonsillectomy performed with Plasmaknife is the study procedure, tonsillectomy performed with monopolar diathermy is the control procedure. It takes an average of 30 minutes to perform tonsillectomy.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Having tonsillectomy for recurrent or chronic tonsillitis.

Exclusion criteria

History of malignancy or quinsy, bleeding or coagulation problems, significant medical problems, having implants precluding the use of monopolar diathermy, having inadequate use of English to fill in patient diary.

Outcome results