Clinical trial NCT02401529: Effect of Steroids on Post-tonsillectomy Morbidities
Official title: Effect of Steroids on Post-tonsillectomy Morbidities
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Postoperative Pain
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Keywords: Dexamethasone
Prednisolone
Tonsillectomy Nausea
Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Randomized controlled trial
Post-tonsillectomy pain
delayed feeding
Lead sponsor: King Fahd General Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
First posted: 2015-03-30
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 20
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study aims to evaluate the effect of postoperative systemic rapid onset and short acting dexamethasone followed by a tapering dose of oral prednisolone on post-tonsillectomy morbidities. Half of the patients who comply with the inclusion criteria were selected to receive a single postoperative dose of intravenous dexamethasone followed by oral steroids; the second group received placebo.

Detailed description: The effect of preoperative systemic steroids on post-tonsillectomy morbidities such as pain, nausea, vomiting and delayed feeding was proven. However, this study aims to evaluate the effect of postoperative systemic rapid onset and short acting dexamethasone followed by a tapering dose of oral prednisolone on the aforementioned morbidities and on decreasing the duration and costs of hospital stays. patients who were in the waiting list for tonsillectomy procedure were screened for medical history and those who comply with the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned into two equal groups of 50 patients each. One group was selected to receive a single postoperative dose of intravenous dexamethasone followed by oral steroids; the second group received placebo. Questionnaires investigating postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, and oral intake were answered by patients, parents or guardians where applicable.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients in the waiting list for tonsillectomy under general anesthesia who accepted to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are allergic to steroids or those who have medical conditions which contraindicate the use of steroid i.e diabetes mellitus, gastritis, or hypertension and those who were on exogenous steroid supplements.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Maximum Severity of Post-operative Pain
timeFrame: The severest pain grade felt within a week
measure: Duration of Post-operative Pain
timeFrame: number of days at which pain was experienced within the the 1st sevn days post -surgery
measure: Occurence of Post-operative Nausea
timeFrame: 7 days
measure: Onset of Post-operative Nausea
timeFrame: onset of 1st ocurence of nausea attack within the 1st week post-surgery
measure: Duration of Post-operative Nausea
timeFrame: 7 days
measure: Occurence of Postoperative Vomiting
timeFrame: 7 days
measure: Total Number of Post-operative Vomiting Episodes
timeFrame: total number of post-operative vomiting episodes which were experienced within the 1st week post-surgery
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Onset of 1st Post-operative Oral Intake
timeFrame: Onset of 1st post-operative oral intake recorded within the 1st 3days post-surgery
measure: Average Amount of Meal Per Day
timeFrame: 3 days
measure: Average Frequency of Meals Per Day
timeFrame: average number of meals consumed per day for the 1st three days post-surgery
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: ORL and Head & Neck Surgeon
name: Dr.Faris A Bahammam, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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