A comparative study on surgical and post operative outcomes of two different methods of tonsillectomy

A non randomized control trial study on surgical and post operative outcomes of bipolar electro cautery versus combined cold knife and cautery tonsillectomy in RIMS, Imphal - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/08/072797

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J350- Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis

Interventions

Intervention1: Bipolar cautery tonsillectomy. One patient will undergo only one type of tonsillectomy for both the tonsils. Study findings will be collected from the beginning of operative procedure t

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged between 12-40 years with one or more of the followings 1.Hypertrophied tonsils causing obstructive sleep apnoea, cor-pulmonale, alveolar hypoventilation and dysphasia 2.Haemorrhagic tonsillitis 3.Tonsillitis causing febrile seizures 4.Recurrent tonsillitis 5.Chronis tonsillitis refractory to antimicrobial therapy 6.Peritonsillar abscess

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children suffering from tonsillitis of age less than 12 years 2.Patient requiring adenoidectomy 3.Underlying bleeding and clotting disorders 4.Pregnancy and lactation 5.Sub-mucous cleft palate 6.Chronic systemic illness 7.Suspected malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Independent Variables- 1.Age 2.Sex 3.Age of onset 4.Duration of illness for which tonsillectomy is indicated Dependent Variable- 1.Intra operative time in minutes 2.Amount of intra operative blood loss in millilitre 3.Post-operative discomfort or pain in visual analogue pain scale 4.Post-operative secondary hemorrhage Timepoint: From starting of the operative procedure to 1 month post operative period	—

Measure

Time frame

Independent Variables- 1.Age 2.Sex 3.Age of onset 4.Duration of illness for which tonsillectomy is indicated Dependent Variable- 1.Intra operative time in minutes 2.Amount of intra operative blood loss in millilitre 3.Post-operative discomfort or pain in visual analogue pain scale 4.Post-operative secondary hemorrhage Timepoint: From starting of the operative procedure to 1 month post operative period

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactH Priyoshakhi Devi

Regional Institute Of Medical Sciences

hemampriyoshakhi@gmail.com9436034546

Outcome results

None listed

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