Clinical trials: Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Upper Airway Obstruction
Safety and Efficacy of the Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) System for Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy in Children
This is a multi-center, prospective, open-label, traditional feasibility study with a before-after study design. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) System for the…
- Trial name
- NCT06960239
- Testing
- IRE System
- Where
- 2 sites in Romania, Uzbekistan
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ENTire Medical Ltd.
Pediatric Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Photobiomodulation for Pediatric Hypertrophic Tonsils
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a medical condition where a child has great difficulty with breathing, or stops breathing all together, while asleep.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Tonsils Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05459935
- Testing
- PBM Tonsil Arm
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Pain, Postoperative, Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Optimization of Pediatric Tonsillectomy to IMprove AnaLgesia
The purpose of this study is to compare the use of short acting opioids (fentanyl/hydromorphone) with long acting opioids (methadone) for pain control following tonsillectomy surgery in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Tonsillitis, Pediatric Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06576830)
- Testing
- Methadone, Fentanyl/Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Self-assessment of Tonsil Size
The participants receive instructions on two tonsil size classification scales and then, using a tongue depressor as well as their mobile phone camera and/or a flashlight and a mirror, the participants assess the size of their…
- Trial name
- NCT07205653
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Enlargement of Tonsil or Adenoid
Caffeine in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Dose Response Study
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a smaller dose of caffeine sodium benzoate 10 mg/kg IV is as effective as 20 mg/kg IV in decreasing the number of children who develop post extubation adverse upper airway respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT01349205
- Testing
- Caffeine and sodium Benzoate 10 mg/kg IV, Caffeine and Sodium Benzoate 20 mg/kg IV, 0.9 NS Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lingual Tonsil Hypertrophy, Dysphagia
Lingual Tonsil Hypertrophy Grading and Its Relation to Sociodemographic Factors and Clinical Symptoms
The aim of this research was to evaluate the lingual tonsil hypertrophy (LTH) grading of patients with dysphagia using videolaryngoscopy and determine the relation of LTH grades to sociodemographic factors and clinical symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02926014
- Testing
- Videolaryngoscopy, Reflux Symptom Index Questionnaire, Dysphagia Screening Questionnaire
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Pulmonary Diseases, Tonsillar Hypertrophy
The Influence of Feeding Position on Pulmonary Morbidity in Young Children
Supine feeding position is associated with serous otitis media. The hypothesis is that supine feeding is associated with recurrent otitis media, tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy and recurrent pneumonia secondary to recurrent…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Diseases, Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Otitis Media, Dental Caries
- Trial name
- NCT00248391
- Testing
- upright feeding
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization