Steroids and Pain Control After Tonsillectomy

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This research study aims to find out if a single oral dose of steroid after tonsillectomy will reduce pain and decrease the need for narcotic medications.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 3-12

• Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy for any indication

• Outpatient (same day) surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bleeding disorder

• Intra-operative surgical or anesthetic complication or unplanned admission

• Pre-operative steroid use (defined as any steroid use greater than three days duration within 30 days prior to tonsillectomy)

• Pre-operative opioid use (defined as any opioid use within 30 days prior to tonsillectomy)

• Inability of parent/guardian to be contacted by phone for follow up

• Inability or unwillingness of subject or legal guardian/representative to give informed consent