The purpose of the IRE System is to address the clinical need for reducing the volume of chronic symptomatic hypertrophic tonsil(s) while minimizing side effects and complications. Procedure time will also be reduced. The IRE System is designed to be more comfortable for patients, as it employs a noninvasive procedure using a high voltage pulsed electric field to create irreversible nanopores in the cell membrane, leading to cell death and the reduction of tonsil volume.
The purpose of the IRE System is to address the clinical need for reducing the volume of chronic symptomatic hypertrophic tonsil(s) while minimizing side effects and complications. Procedure time will also be reduced. The IRE System is designed to be more comfortable for patients, as it employs a noninvasive procedure using a high voltage pulsed electric field to create irreversible nanopores in the cell membrane, leading to cell death and the reduction of tonsil volume. On basis of these finding and in view of the known safety profile (refer to Chen et.al ) and efficacy of current technologies, the purpose of the current study is to prospectively determine the efficacy and safety of the IRE System in tonsillar reduction.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) System for Tonsil Reduction for The Treatment of Chronic Symptomatic Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Saint Mary Hospital
Bucharest, Romania
Change of tonsil(s) size in accordance with the Brodsky Grading System for Tonsils (BGST) by at least one grade at 3 months compared to the Baseline.
Change of tonsillar hypertrophy by at least one grade and a change in post procedure related pain as compared to literature for other surgical treatment for reducing tonsil tissue mass.
Time frame: 3 months popst treatment
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