Fasting Time and Post-tonsillectomy Pain

Fasting Duration and Post-tonsillectomy Pain in Pediatric Patients

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07574476

Enrollment

350

Registered

2026-05-08

Start date

2026-06-10

Completion date

2029-05-01

Last updated

2026-09-10

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Conditions

Tonsillar Disorder

Brief summary

This is a prospective, observational study to determine the association between preoperative fasting duration and post-tonsillectomy pain scores in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) among pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement. The primary outcome is the post-tonsillectomy pain score, with the secondary outcomes as total postoperative opioid consumption, PACU length of stay, and hospital length of stay.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* undergoing elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or tympanostomy tube placement

Exclusion criteria

* non-elective or urgent procedures * inpatient admission prior to surgery; patients with any missing required data * patients with conditions requiring deviation from standard anesthetic management (as determined by the anesthesiologist)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Post-tonsillectomy pain scores	2 - 24 hours post-op	Pain scores will be assessed in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and on the inpatient floor (if admitted) every 15 minutes - 4 hours for the duration of their recovery until hospital discharge. The patient is asked to rate their pain on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst pain imaginable.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative opioid consumption	2 - 24 hours post-op	The amount of opioid pain medication the patient received following their surgery until hospital discharge.
PACU length of stay	1 - 2 hours post-op	Amount of time between admission to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) and discharge from the PACU.
Hospital length of stay	4 - 24 hours	Amount of time between admission to the pre-op unit prior to surgery until discharge from the hospital.

Countries

United States

Outcome results