Tonsillectomy. Hypertrophy of tonsils, Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group receives routine cold and liquid post tonsillectomy diet. Intervention 2: Intervention group, without diet limitation, can use regular Iranian dish.
Prevention
Control group receives routine cold and liquid post tonsillectomy diet.
Intervention group, without diet limitation, can use regular Iranian dish.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 15 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1) age range 3-15 years old; 2) patients who undergo tonsillectomy. Tonsillectomy due to three or more severe recurrent attacks of tonsillitis within each two consecutive years; 3) educated parents at least at the level of high school. Exclusion criteria: 1) pre operative medical problems such as asthma, diabetes, coagulation disorders, cardiovascular disease, basic metabolic disorder, immune system deficiency and chronic liver or renal disease; 2) Inadequate follow-up and incomplete questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-tonsillectomy pain. Timepoint: within 10 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale (VAS)-by trained parents at home.;Post-tonsillectomy bleeding. Timepoint: within 10 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Observation by ENT specialist. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSareh Roosta
Center for Development of Clinical Studies, Vice Chancellor of Research and Technology, Shiraz Unive
Outcome results
None listed