The effect of topical ketamine injection at the site of tonsillectomy in reducing post-tonsillectomy pain in people under 18 years of age in Booalisina hospital from 2023 to 2024

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231216060427N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-09

Start date

2023-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Tonsillitis. Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, at the beginning of the surgery, ketamine at a dose of 1mg/kg will be injected locally in the tonsillectomy area for all patients by the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A person's willingness to participate in obtaining informed consent Chronic tonsillitis characterized by 7 or more episodes of sore throat per year for two consecutive years or 3 or more episodes of sore throat per year for three consecutive years. Occurrence of obstructive symptoms related to tonsil hypertrophy Patients of both sexes under 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient's unwillingness to continue to cooperate in the study History of taking painkillers Patients with a history of bleeding disorders Hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL History of rheumatological diseases Patients who have difficulty expressing pain

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The outcome of the patient's pain intensity after the operation based on the eye analog criterion. Timepoint: Pain intensity during recovery, 6 and 12 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: These results are measured by the evaluator, who is a trained nurse, who does not know about the allocation of the study subjects to each of the two allocation groups and the drugs used. Pain intensity is recorded during recovery 6 and 12 hours after the operation. The instrument for measuring this variable is based on the visual analog scale, and the face part of the visual analog scale will be used to measure the pain of patients aged 5 to 7 years, and the numerical part will be used to measure the pain of patients over 7 years old, and the help of the patient's parents will be taken to measure the pain.?.	—

Measure

Time frame

The outcome of the patient's pain intensity after the operation based on the eye analog criterion. Timepoint: Pain intensity during recovery, 6 and 12 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: These results are measured by the evaluator, who is a trained nurse, who does not know about the allocation of the study subjects to each of the two allocation groups and the drugs used. Pain intensity is recorded during recovery 6 and 12 hours after the operation. The instrument for measuring this variable is based on the visual analog scale, and the face part of the visual analog scale will be used to measure the pain of patients aged 5 to 7 years, and the numerical part will be used to measure the pain of patients over 7 years old, and the help of the patient's parents will be taken to measure the pain.?.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMahsa Heidari

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

drMahsaheidari@gmail.com+98 11 3304 4001

Outcome results

None listed

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