The Efficacy of Honey on Improving the Post Surgical Course After Tonsillectomy in Children-prospective Study

NCT ID: NCT03296020

Last Updated: 2018-02-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-01

Study Completion Date

2018-10-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of honey administration on pain following pediatric tonsillectomy or adenotonsilectomy.

The patients( children 2-18 years old) will divide into two groups by simple randomization method( the control group and the case group).

After surgery the case group: would instructed to use honey twice a day( 5 ml- one tea spoon each time)+acetaminophen syrup+ syrup oxycode( as necessary).

the control group would get as is customary in our ENT department :acetaminophen syrup+ syrup oxycode( as necessary).

The families would ask to follow treatment protocols for 7 days. From the first to the 7th day after the operation , the parents would ask to fill a questionnaire every day for assessment of pain intensity by visual analouge scale(VAS) , the numbers of painkillers taken daily, the number of times the child awaking at night due to pain, the amount of fluids intake daily, the time of commencement of regular oral intake.

patient would follow up 7-14 days after surgery.

Detailed Description

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This study was approved by the regional ethics committe of the Hospital. The participants would be: Children (2-18 years old, male and female), who will have the indication of tonsillectomy and will undergo classic tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectom in otolaryngology departement in HaEmek Hospital and they ate already honey in their lives.

Exclusion criteria:

* Allergy to honey
* Allergy to Acetaminophen
* Patients with Diabeties mellitus
* pregnent/breast feeding patients
* patients with coagulation disorders
* patients who undrego another operation in addition to tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy ( except insertion of ventilation tubes surgery).

Conditions

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Postoperative Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized clinical trials that included 2 armes: the control group and the case group
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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control group

After the surgery, during the hospitalization ,the control group would get as is customary in our ENT department :acetaminophen syrup+ syrup oxycode( as necessary).

After the discharge from the hospital - the patients would take( as is customary in our ENT department): acetaminophen syrup ( as necessary) and other painkillers ( as necessary).

The families would ask to follow treatment protocols for 7 days and will fill a questionnarie every day during the 7 days.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

case group-"HONEY"

After the surgery, during the hospitalization ,the case group would instructed to use honey twice a day( 5 ml- one tea spoon each time)+acetaminophen syrup + syrup oxycode( as necessary).

After the discharge from the hospital - the patients would take:acetaminophen syrup ( as necessary) and other painkillers+honey twice a day( 5 ml- one tea spoon each time) .

The families would ask to follow treatment protocols for 7 days and will fill a questionnarie every day during the 7 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HONEY

Intervention Type OTHER

100% Natural pure Honey, produced by EIN HAROD CO-OPERATIVE, ISRAEL

Interventions

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HONEY

100% Natural pure Honey, produced by EIN HAROD CO-OPERATIVE, ISRAEL

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* children ages 2-18 years old that candidates for Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy surgery, in otolaryngolgy department , HaEmek Hospital, Afula.
* Parents' signature on informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to honey
* Allergy to Acetaminophen
* Patients with Diabeties mellitus
* pregnent/breast feeding patients
* patients with coagulation disorders
* patients who undrego another operation in addition to tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy ( except insertion of ventilation tubes surgery).
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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tzvi chen

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

haemek medical center

tzvi chen

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

haemek medical center

TZVI CHEN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

haemek medical center

Locations

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HaEmek Medical Center

Afula, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Tzvi Chen, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 972-546151054

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Tzvi chen, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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0079-17-EMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id