| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN27124658 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 28/09/2007 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0186191632 |
| Public title | Prospective randomised controlled study comparing guillotine versus cold dissection tonsillectomy in children at Poole Hospital NHS Trust |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Surgery: Tonsillectomy |
| Study hypothesis | To demonstrate the perceived advantage of guillotine tonsillectomy versus cold steel dissection tonsillectomy in children. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Children aged 3 to 12 undergoing a tonsillectomy. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Previous quinsy
2. Bleeding clotting disorder
3. Concurrent adenoidectomy |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 08/03/2007 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/03/2008 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 100 |
| Interventions | Guillotine versus cold dissection tonsillectomy. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Compare the perceived advantages of guillotine tonsillectomy versus cold steel dissection in children. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | 1. Duration of procedure
2. Blood Loss
3. Methods required to arrest bleeding during the operation Pain scores after operation
4. Complication rates after the operation, in particular bleeding rates |
| Sources of funding | Poole Hospital NHS Trust
NHS R&D Support Funding |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Dr Parmod Jain |
| Contact details | Staff ENT Surgeon
Poole Hospital NHS Trust
Longfleet Road
Poole
United Kingdom
BH15 2JB |
| Contact telephone | +44 01202 448290 |
| Contact fax | +44 |
| Contact email | parmod.jain@poole.nhs.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN27124658 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
