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Investigating the effect of prednisolone on the pain after tonsillectomy

Comparative study of the effect of oral prednisolone on postoperative tonsillectomy pain in adults

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230709058726N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-07-29
Start date
2023-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

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

Conditions

Post-tonsillectomy pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, patients are treated with 0.5 mg/kg prednisolone and one 500 mg acetaminophen tablet every 6 hours for one week. Intervention 2: Control

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having tonsil stones or chronic tonsil infection or tonsil tumor or nocturnal snoring requires tonsillectomy Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having diabetes Having hypertension Using corticosteroids Using immunosuppressives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative pain. Timepoint: Daily for a week. Method of measurement: A Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a measurement tool used to assess subjective experiences, such as pain. It typically consists of a straight line with endpoints representing the extremes of the experience being measured, and the participant is asked to mark their level of experience on the line.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNezamodin Berjis

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

berjis@med.mui.ac.ir+98 916 392 4802

Outcome results

None listed

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