NCT05575401View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Lateral Pharyngoplasty Outcomes in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

160

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 17, 2023

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2026

Conditions
Sleep-Disordered BreathingSleep Apnea Syndromes in ChildrenSleep Apnea, ObstructiveTonsillitisTonsillar HypertrophyTonsil StoneTonsil Disease
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Lateral pharyngoplasty

Two figure-of-8 sutures using 3-0 vicryl are used to approximate the anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars and reconstruct the continuous mucosal covering of the lateral pharyngeal walls.

PROCEDURE

Tonsillectomy

Extracapsular tonsillectomy

Trial Locations (4)

92408

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery and Audiology, San Bernardino

92410

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

SAC Health - ENT Clinic, San Bernardino

92506

RECRUITING

Loma Linda University ENT/Head & Neck Surgery, Riverside

92563

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Loma Linda University Professional Building - Murrieta, Murrieta

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Loma Linda University

OTHER