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CompletedNCT00829972Updated May 6, 2023

Vitamin D Levels in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomies and Controls

An observational study in Tonsillitis, sponsored by University of Chicago. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-06.

Sponsored by University of Chicago · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
1 Year to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The investigators aim to evaluate the levels of serum Vitamin D in children having their tonsils removed and appropriate controls. The investigators hypothesize that children undergoing tonsil removal will have lower Vit D levels than accepted norms and when compared to controls. The investigators also hypothesize that Vitamin D deficiency will correlate with indicators of inflammation such as C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and tonsil size.

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Conditions studied

  • Tonsillitis

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In context

Tonsillitis

103 studies on the registry are indexed under Tonsillitis; 12 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 100 across 15 observational studies indexed under Tonsillitis.

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Lead sponsor

University of Chicago is the lead sponsor of 924 studies on the registry; 185 are open to participants now.

Of its 103 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 72 (70%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Children age 1-12 years undergoing surgery

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Inclusion criteria

  • children age 1-12 undergoing adenotonsillectomy (active) or elective surgery such as hernia repair (control)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children on systemic or multivitamins containing vitamin D
  • control subjects with: a history of snoring, recurrent tonsillitis or score equal to or higher than 5 on the OSA questionnaire.
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Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • 1

    children undergoing adenotonsillectomy

  • 2

    children undergoing elective procedures other than adenotonsillectomy

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 6, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00829972
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 27, 2009
Start date
Jan 1, 2009
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2009
Completion
Nov 1, 2009
Last update
May 6, 2023

Study contacts

Fuad M Baroody, MD
principal investigator · University of Chicago

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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