Outcomes of Post-operative Diet in Children Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Purpose
This research is being done because it is not known which dietary recommendations are best to help patients recover after a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. The purpose of this study is to determine how diet after tonsil/adenoid surgery affects bleeding, pain, and oral intake.
Conditions
- Chronic Tonsillitis
- Sleep Disordered Breathing
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 3 Years and 12 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients 3-12 years undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.
Exclusion Criteria
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Other Standard soft diet |
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Other Non-restricted diet |
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Recruiting Locations
Washington, District of Columbia 20007
More Details
- Status
- Unknown status
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Detailed Description
Currently it is not known which dietary recommendations are best to help patients recover after a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Traditional standard of care is to recommend that patients be restricted to a soft diet post-operatively. However, the investigators believe that there may be benefit in allowing patients to eat a restriction-free diet. In this study, the investigators will compare the current standard of care verse a non-restricted diet. The purpose of this study is to determine how diet after tonsil/adenoid surgery affects bleeding, pain, and oral intake.