Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Adenoidectomy using microdebrider: Adenoidectomy, is one of the most frequently performed childhood
surgical procedures indicated for nasal obstruction or chronic adenoiditis. Newer tec
Sponsors
B Suma
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria 1. Patients belonging to age group of 3-30 years. 2. Patients with clinical features of adenoid hypertrophy and indicated for adenoidectomy surgery. 3. Patients fit for surgery. 4. Patients/ patient’s attendants who are willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients/ patient’s attendants who do not give valid informed and written consent. 2. Patients with cleft palate/ craniofacial deformities 3. Patients with other causes of hearing loss
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in hearing thresholds from pre-intervention study levels measured in dB HL, using pure tone audiometry.Timepoint: before surgery(baseline) and 12 weeks after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Improvement in tympanogram type: Type B or C to Type A. 2. Comparison of Otoendoscopy findings 3. Reduction in the size of Adenoids on diagnostic nasal endoscopy Timepoint: Before surgery(baseline) & at 12 weeks after surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRavishankar C
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Outcome results
None listed