Effect of a short post-operative course of oral prednisone on post-operative morbidity following tonsillectomy in children.

Effect of a short post-operative course of oral prednisone versus placebo on post-operative morbidity following tonsillectomy in children.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610001006033

Enrollment

198

Registered

2010-11-18

Start date

2009-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to see if a short course of a steroid mediation given post-operatively improves recovery after tonsillectomy in children. We hypothesize that oral prednisolone may be of benefit as an equivalent intravenous medication given at the time of tonsillectomy has been shown to be of benefit.

Interventions

five day course of oral prednisolone post tonsillectomy (0.5mg/kg) once daily

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

children undergoing tonsilectomy age 2-16 anaesthetic rating using American Society of Anaesthesiologists standard rating 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

bleeding disorder severe asthma

Outcome results