Video doctor visits for Kids' surgery: just as safe?
NCT ID NCT07175779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a video call (teleconsultation) with an anesthesiologist before a child's tonsil surgery works just as well as a regular in-person visit. The main goal is to see if there is any difference in breathing problems during and after surgery. About 106 children will take part, and researchers will compare the two types of visits to see if the video option is a safe alternative.
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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 106 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Up to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Pediatric patients (up to 16 years of age) undergoing elective tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status I to III, * Patients who have a parent or legal guardian able and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Parent or guardian unable or unwilling to provide informed consent, * Refusal to participate by parent/guardian, * Patients with contraindications to general anesthesia, * Known allergy to any drugs used in the anesthetic protocol. * Potential difficult airway, * Poorly controlled chronic illness (e.g. asthma), * Cardiac disease , * Genetic disorder, * Haemoglobinopathy, anemia or clotting problem, * Complex physical disability, * Request from the patient or carer
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli
RECRUITINGBellinzona, Canton Ticino, 6500, Switzerland
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