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Outcomes of Post-operative Diet in Children Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

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What is being tested

Diet modification

Other
Who is being recruted

Apnea+5

+ Nervous System Diseases

+ Respiration Disorders

From 3 to 12 Years
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How is the trial designed

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Interventional
Study Start: December 2017
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Summary

Principal SponsorGeorgetown University
Study ContactKelly Scriven, MDMore contacts
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: December 15, 2017

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

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.

Official TitleOutcomes of Post-operative Diet in Children Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
NCT03437954
Principal SponsorGeorgetown University
Study ContactKelly Scriven, MDMore contacts
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

86 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 3 to 12 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

ApneaNervous System DiseasesRespiration DisordersRespiratory Tract DiseasesSleep Apnea SyndromesSleep Wake DisordersSleep Disorders, IntrinsicDyssomnias

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 3-12 years undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Exclusion Criteria: \-

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Group II

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Recruiting

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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