The effects of different surgical procedures on voice before and after treatment of adenoid and tonsil diseases in children

Evaluation of acoustic parameters before and after different surgical approaches in adenotonsillar pathologies in children: a randomized controlled study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16620157

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-22

Start date

2025-12-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Adenoid and tonsil diseases in children Respiratory

Interventions

Participants and Sample Size: Sixty-four (64) patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be enrolled. Eligible patients will be children with Brodsky grade 3–4 tonsillar hypertrophy and an adenoid-t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pediatric population (aged 5-12 years/pre-puberty) should be able to easily perform acoustic analysis tests. 2. Surgical treatment should be recommended due to chronic adenoiditis and tonsillitis, obstructive sleep disorders due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. 3. Otoscopic examination before surgical treatment should be normal. 4. Patients with stage 3-4 tonsillar hypertrophy according to Brodsky; adenoids with an adenoidonasopharyngeal ratio greater than 0.67 as defined by Fujioka et al. 5. Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy should be performed together.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of craniofacial malformation 2. Presence of developmental disability 3. Presence of significant preoperative voice disorder and vocal cord pathology 4. Presence of a systemic disease or medication the patient is taking regularly 5. Presence of a proven allergy 6. Presence of any hearing impairment

Countries

Türkiye

Contacts

Public ContactSüreyya Kozcu

sureyyahikmetkozcu@mu.edu.tr+90 (0)5319200959

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026