About this trial
The goal of this study is to optimize the duration of sick leave and the usage of opioids following partial tonsillar surgery in adults by comparing the recovery after extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECTE) with recovery after intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICTE). An additional objective is to confirm that ICTE is as effective as ECTE when comparing TOI-14 scores after 12 months post-operatively.
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
* Is 10 days sick leave enough after partial tonsillectomy (ICTE)? * Are opioids needed at all after partial tonsillectomy (ICTE)? * Is ICTE as effective as ECTE when comparing TOI-14 symptom scores after 12 months from the surgery?
Adult patients who are scheduled to tonsil surgery are randomised into 2 groups: ICTE and ECTE. Patients are blinded. Postoperatively they will answer structured questions about the recovery and effectiveness of the surgery. The last follow up survey is 60 months after the surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18-65 years
Recurrent or chronic tonsillitis (see above)
Indication for surgical treatment
Eligible for day care surgery
Disqualifiers
Peritonsillar abscess less than month ago
Previous palatine tonsil surgery (excluding small incision or biopsy)
Current or positive history of a malignant disease
Anticoagulant medication
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- extracapsular tonsillectomy
- intracapsular tonsillectomy