post tonsillectomy pain. Chronic tonsillitis, Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention:Iv dexamethasone (Alborz daru Co.) 0.1 mg/kg 1 hour before surgery. Intervention 2: Control:IV distilled water 1 hour before surgery.
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Intervention:Iv dexamethasone (Alborz daru Co.) 0.1 mg/kg 1 hour before surgery.
Control:IV distilled water 1 hour before surgery.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Hamedan university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 15 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: all patients with chronic tonsillitis (with or without caseoum) with obstructive symptoms; without response to medical therapy who are candidate for adenotonsillectomy. Exclusion criteria: allergy to dexamethasone; coagulative disorders; non cooperative patients (cerebral palsy,...) or parents; post op bleeding that needs control in OR.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of post tonsillectomy pain at first post op 24 hours. Timepoint: 1, 4, 10, and 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Faces Pain Scale questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Times of nausea and vomiting. Timepoint: 1, 4, 10, 24 hours after adenotonsillectomy. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Time of first feeding. Timepoint: Time of first feeding. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Times of analgesic consumption. Timepoint: 1, 4, 10, 24 hours after adenotonsillectomy. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRuhollah Abbasi
Hamedan university of medical sciences
Outcome results
None listed