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The effect of acetaminophen to reduce pain in tonsillectomy

Compare the effect of acetaminophen suppository before and after adenotonsillectomy on reducing pain in children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2015083023811N1
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-12-07
Start date
2015-11-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids. Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first group? rectal acetaminophen 40 mg / kg, five minutes before the surgery (after intubation). Intervention 2: The second group?rectal acetaminophen 40mg / kg after the end of s
Treatment - Drugs
The first group? rectal acetaminophen 40 mg / kg, five minutes before the surgery (after intubation)
The second group?rectal acetaminophen 40mg / kg after the end of surgery and before extubation

Sponsors

Deputy of Research and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 15 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: children undergoing adenotonsillectomy?children 7_15 years with recurrent tonsillitis?chronic tonsillitis?obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?open mouth breathing?snoring and dysphagia;Exclusion criteria: known allergy to acetaminophen?renal or hepatic dysfunction?use of pain killers during the past 24 hours?drug abuse (due to the high prevalence in the region)? known Favism disease?diarrhea?dehydration?bleeding disorders and act surgery lasted more than 30 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain. Timepoint: 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: visual annalog pain scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The need for pain medication after surgery. Timepoint: Every 1 hour after intervention. Method of measurement: Frequency of consumption.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gholamali Dashti

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Drdashti50@yahoo.com+98 54 3322 3001

Outcome results

None listed

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