Coblation Tonsillotomy Versus Radiofrequency and Cold Knife Dissection Tonsillectomy

Kafrelsheikh University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Chronic Tonsillitis

Treatments: Device: Extra capsular Radiofrequency tonsillectomy; Device: Intra capsular coblation tonsillotomy; Device: Extracapsular cold knife dissection tonsillectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06937762

KFSIRB200-561

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to assess and compare the outcomes between coblation intracapsular tonsillotomy versus extracapsular Radiofrequency and cold knife dissection tonsillectomy efficacy in managing patients requiring tonsil surgery as regards (time of operation, Intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pain, postoperative bleeding, complications, tonsillar fossa healing)

Enrollment: 72 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Recurrent Acute tonsillitis Tonsillitis resulting in febrile convulsions Enlarged tonsils that cause upper airway obstruction, dysphagia, sleep disorders Chronic tonsillitis Chronic or recurrent tonsillitis in a streptococcal carrier not responding to beta-lactamase-resistant antibiotics

Exclusion criteria

Patients with known bleeding disorders Acute infections of tonsil Contraindications for general anesthesia Anemia Patients unwilling or unable to give informed consent were excluded from this study patients

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 3 patient groups

Intra capsular coblation tonsillotomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Intra capsular coblation tonsillotomy

Extracapsular cold knife dissection tonsillectomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Extracapsular cold knife dissection tonsillectomy

Extra capsular Radiofrequency tonsillectomy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Extra capsular Radiofrequency tonsillectomy