Comparison of Bizact With Electroscissor for Tonsillectomy

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Tonsillitis

Treatments: Device: tonsillar dissection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03854279

Bizact study

Details and patient eligibility

About

In a randomized, partly double-blind prospective setup we want to compare traditional adult electro-scissor tonsillectomy With ultrasound Technology, Bizact.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• planned elective tonsillectomy
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• regular use of analgesics pre-operatively
• known tendency of bleeding
• not able to communicate in Norwegian

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Bizact

Experimental group

Description:

Tonsillectomy will be done With the Bizact device

Treatment:

Device: tonsillar dissection

Electro-scissor

Active Comparator group

Description:

Tonsillectomy will be done With electro-scissors

Treatment:

Device: tonsillar dissection