Clinical trials: Peritonsillar Abscess
Peritonsillar Abscess
Peritonsillar Abscess: Aspiration Versus Tonsillectomy a Chaud
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) has a relatively high incidence of 41 per 100,000/year in Denmark. In spite of that, there is no regional or national consensus on treatment of PTA.
- Trial name
- NCT03326661
- Testing
- Aspiration, Tonsillectomy a chaud, Penicillin V + metronidazol (Penicillin allergy: Clindamycin alone)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Peritonsillar Abscess
Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration of PTA vs Conventional Landmark Technique - a RCT
The study is a prospective randomized controlled trial conducted at two different centers at the Department of ORL - Head \& Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck…
- Trial name
- NCT03824288
- Testing
- Intraoral ultrasound, The landmark technique
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Todsen
Recurrent Tonsillitis, Peritonsillar Abscess
Auricular Acupuncture for The Treatment of Post-Tonsillectomy Pain
The goal of this study is to assess the role of battlefield acupuncture in the reduction of pain scores status post adult tonsillectomy.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Tonsillitis, Peritonsillar Abscess, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01790477
- Testing
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Peritonsillar Abscess
Assessing the Necessity of Prescribing Antibiotics (Clavulin or Clindamycin Versus Placebo) Post-peritonsillar Abscess Drainage
This study aims to look at the necessity for prescribing antibiotics post-drainage of peritonsillar abscesses (PTA). This will be a single-blinded randomized-control trial with two arms - patients receiving placebo versus those…
- Trial name
- PTA (NCT01715610)
- Testing
- Clavulin, Clindamycin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's