Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mr H Khalil
ORCID ID
Contact details
ENT Department
North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
+44 0117 9505050
research@southmead.swest.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0234120874
Study information
Scientific title
Peri-operative antibiotics in tonsillectomy patients
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does the peri-operative administration of antibiotics improve pain control in adults undergoing tonsillectomy?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised placebo controlled parallel group trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Pain
Intervention
Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial.
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Visual analogue scale for pain at 24 h, 1 week, 2 weeks
2. Analgesia requirements at end of 2 weeks
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/03/2004
Overall trial end date
01/03/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Adult patients listed for tonsillectomy.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
186
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/03/2004
Recruitment end date
01/03/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
ENT Department
Bristol
BS10 5NB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
North Bristol NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list