Clinical trial · Observational
Pain at Home After Tonsillectomy With or Without Adenoidectomy
NCT03378830CI-TRIAL-00040027completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The study type is a prospective observational cohort study of children undergoing adenotonsillectomy (T\&A). The study will recruit the annual caseload of children undergoing T\&A at the Montreal Children's Hospital, QC, Canada; aiming for 200 children. There are no interventions. The purpose of this study is to determine the severity and duration of postoperative pain after T\&A and to link the severity of this pain with the severity of sleep disordered breathing.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenotonsillectomy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pediatric ALL | Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Sleep Apnea | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative Parent Pain Measure (PPPM)
- timeFrame
- We are asking the parents to record the PPPM twice daily for 14 days.
- description
- The PPPM is a validated 15 item questionnaire that requires a Yes or No response. The maximum total score is 15. A total score above 6 indicates clinically relevant pain.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 2 Years
- Maximum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Elective scheduled surgery for adenotonsillectomy * Fluency in French * Fluency in English Exclusion Criteria: * Neuromuscular disease * Seizure disorders, * Cyanotic heart disease, * Trisomy 21, * Craniofacial syndromes such as Crouzons syndrome, * Steroid dependant asthma, * Cystic fibrosis, * Bronchopulmonary dysplasia * Severe autism . * Developmental delay which impair the assessment of pain.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDFrigon C, Agnihotram RV, Berard-Giasson A, Lamonde F, Pang M, Daniel SJ, Brown KA. Association between obstructive sleep-disordered breathing severity and pain trajectories after adenotonsillectomy in children: a prospective cohort study. Br J Anaesth. 2026 Jan;136(1):167-178. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.09.015. Epub 2025 Nov 28. PMID 41314942
- DERIVEDLima LACN, Otis A, Balram S, Giasson AB, Carnevale FA, Frigon C, Brown KA. Parents' perspective on recovery at home following adenotonsillectomy: a prospective single-centre qualitative analysis. Can J Anaesth. 2023 Jul;70(7):1202-1215. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02479-2. Epub 2023 May 9. PMID 37160822