Prospective randomised controlled study comparing guillotine versus cold dissection tonsillectomy in children at Poole Hospital NHS Trust

ISRCTN	ISRCTN27124658
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN27124658
Protocol serial number	N0186191632
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Funder	Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Parmod K Jain
Scientific

Associate ENT Specialist
Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Longfleet Road
Poole
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 01202 448290
Email	parmod.jain@poole.nhs.uk

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title
Study objectives	To demonstrate the perceived advantage of guillotine tonsillectomy versus cold steel dissection tonsillectomy in children.
Ethics approval(s)	Added August 2008: Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust local ethics approval LREC no. 06/Q2201/49, 30/05/2006
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Tonsillectomy
Intervention	Guillotine versus cold dissection tonsillectomy.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Compare the perceived advantages of guillotine tonsillectomy versus cold steel dissection in children.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Duration of procedure 2. Blood Loss 3. Methods required to arrest bleeding during the operation Pain scores after operation 4. Complication rates after the operation, in particular bleeding rates
Completion date	31/03/2010

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Child
Lower age limit	3 Years
Upper age limit	12 Years
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	100
Key inclusion criteria	Children aged 3 to 12 undergoing a tonsillectomy.
Key exclusion criteria	1. Previous quinsy 2. Bleeding clotting disorder 3. Concurrent adenoidectomy
Date of first enrolment	08/03/2007
Date of final enrolment	31/03/2010

Associate ENT Specialist

Poole
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	01/11/2012		Yes	No
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes