Could skipping the Full-Body drape cut waste without raising infection risk?
NCT ID NCT07347301
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will compare infection rates in 200 children having their tonsils out, using either a head-only drape or a full-body drape. The goal is to see if using less draping material is safe and can reduce waste and costs. Researchers will also measure how much waste is produced and what doctors think about the change.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical draping technique
- What this could lead to
- If head-only draping proves safe, it could reduce medical waste and costs without raising infection risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 200 children at one hospital. Results may not apply broadly, and infection rates could be similar between groups.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pediatric patients \<18 years at time of surgery. 2. Scheduled for tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, without any other procedures requiring full-body draping. 3. Ability to complete 30-day outcome assessment (i.e., remain in follow-up or reachable via phone/electronic health record). 4. Parent/guardian able to provide parental permission and consent for both them and their children. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant deviation from planned surgical technique during case. 2. Pre-existing systemic infection prior to surgery. 3. Known immunodeficiency or current systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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