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This research is being done because it is not known which dietary recommendations are best to help patients recover after a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. The purpose of this study is to determine how diet after tonsil/adenoid surgery affects bleeding, pain, and oral intake.
Currently it is not known which dietary recommendations are best to help patients recover after a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Traditional standard of care is to recommend that patients be restricted to a soft diet post-operatively. However, the investigators believe that there may be benefit in allowing patients to eat a restriction-free diet. In this study, the investigators will compare the current standard of care verse a non-restricted diet. The purpose of this study is to determine how diet after tonsil/adenoid surgery affects bleeding, pain, and oral intake.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard soft diet | Other |
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| Non-restricted diet | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet modification | Other | Patients will be randomized to follow the standard post-tonsillectomy diet at our institution, which consists of soft foods for ten days, or will be in the non-restricted diet group following surgery. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeding | Blood tinged sputum or hemoptysis reported by patient or patient caregiver to on call resident or at post operative appointment; blood clot or bleeding from tonsil bed observed objectively on physical examination. | From time of surgery through postoperative day 10. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | Patient or patient caregiver report of pain at each post operative day using a validated Wong Baker FACES pain scale. | From time of surgery through postoperative day 10. |
| Days missed from normal activity |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Scriven, MD | Contact | 202-444-8186 | kelly.a.scriven@gmail.com | |
| Earl Harley, MD | Contact | 202-444-8186 | harleye@georgetown.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Harley, MD | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | Recruiting | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20007 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012891 | Sleep Apnea Syndromes |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001049 | Apnea |
| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D020919 | Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004035 | Diet Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D044623 | Nutrition Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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Patient or patient care giver reported number of days spent absent from normal activity as noted at post operative visit.
| From time of surgery through postoperative day 10. |
| D020920 |
| Dyssomnias |
| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |