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The effect of self-care education on pain after tonsillectomy

Effect of Self-Care education on controling of pain and side effects of tonsillectomy in children.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013022512609N1
Enrollment
68
Registered
2013-04-20
Start date
2013-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

tonsillectomy. chronic tonsillitis, hypertrophy of tonsils

Interventions

Intervention 1: Case group: Parent and child will be participated in self care education Session at the night before surgery. Self care education will be presented at the bedside and will be takes for
Behavior
Case group: Parent and child will be participated in self care education Session at the night before surgery. Self care education will be presented at the bedside and will be takes for 30 minutes. Af
Control group: No intervention

Sponsors

Vic-Chancellor for research, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:children are between 6-15 years; The child should not have previous disease or chronic pain; There should not be any history of tonsillectomy in another child in the family; The parent participating in the study should be able to read and write.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: 3 day after discharge. Method of measurement: Numeric Rating Scale and Wong-Baker.;Fever. Timepoint: 3 day after discharge. Method of measurement: Celsius.;Nausea. Timepoint: 3 day after discharge. Method of measurement: a five item likert scale.;Vomiting. Timepoint: 3 day after discharge. Method of measurement: a five item likert scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Behavioral changes. Timepoint: 3 day after discharge. Method of measurement: a five item likert scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSaeide Almasi

Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

s.almasi@umsha.ac.ir s.almasi90@yahoo.com+98 21 7730 9336

Outcome results

None listed

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