Peri-operative antibiotics in tonsillectomy patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN52345875

Enrollment

186

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2004-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-11

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Conditions

Pain Surgery

Interventions

Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients listed for tonsillectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Visual analogue scale for pain at 24 h, 1 week, 2 weeks 2. Analgesia requirements at end of 2 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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