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Use of ultrasound to measure the volume of tonsils in children undergoing tonsillectomy surgery and correlate the ultrasound findings with STUBR ( snoring, trouble-breathing, Un-refreshed)score and actual tonsil size to predict postoperative respiratory complications

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Tonsillar Volume in Children undergoing tonsillectomy: A predictor of post-operative morbidity

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024694
Enrollment
30
Registered
2020-04-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J350- Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pediatric recurrent tonsillitis patients with or without OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea) undergoing tonsillectomy alone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects aged more than 14 2) Subjects undergoing adenoidectomy along with tonsillectomy 3) Subjects not willing for surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Ultrasound assisted tonsillar measurement and its correlation with STUBR (Snoring, trouble breathing, un-Refreshed) Score to predict post-operative respiratory complications in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomyTimepoint: up to 12 hours after surgery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess role of ultrasound in reducing postoperative respiratory complications in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomyTimepoint: up to 12 hours after surgery;To study and compare ultrasound assisted tonsillar measurement with actual tonsillar size in children undergoing tonsillectomy.Timepoint: once tonsil specimen is available during surgery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPuneet Khanna

AIIMS, New Delhi

k.punit@yahoo.com9873106516

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026