RADA16 for Adult Tonsillectomy Pain
This study is looking at whether a gel called RADA16 (also known as PuraStat®, PuraGel®, or PuraSinus®) can help improve recovery after a tonsillectomy (surgery to remove your tonsils). Researchers will apply RADA16 hydrogel to the surgical area after tonsillectomy and compare it to not using the gel. The main goal is to see if RADA16 helps reduce pain after surgery. You might be able to join if you are an adult having a tonsillectomy and meet other criteria. The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status and plans to enroll 134 people.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study where participants will be randomly assigned to either receive RADA16 gel or not. Researchers will compare the effects of RADA16 application versus no application.
- What's involved
- If you join, you will undergo a tonsillectomy procedure. You will also receive and fill out a survey by email every two days for 15 days after your surgery to track your symptoms.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 15 days after their surgery to track postoperative pain.
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RADA16 for Adult Tonsillectomy
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Wayne D Hsueh, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Rutgers University
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Postoperative PainFrom enrollment to post-operative day fifteen
Pain assessed via the pain visual analog scale (VAS). The primary outcome measure will be assessed via online survey on post-operative day one then subsequently every other day until post-operative day fifteen.