Condition (MeSH)
Peritonsillar Abscess
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 12 trials for Peritonsillar Abscess or a narrower condition beneath it. United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 1.
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Trials per phase
12 of the 12 trials are tagged with Peritonsillar Abscess itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Peritonsillar Abscess trials start? (10)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 2
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
No forecast is made for this condition: it averages 0.8 trial starts a year over the five years to September, under the 5 a year the method needs.
Recruitment duration, a model prediction: 2 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot, fewer than the 5 needed for a median. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Peritonsillar Abscess trials in? (3)
Shown in this order: phase order.
Show the trials by phase as a table
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 4 | 1 |
| Not applicable | 8 |
| Observational | 3 |
How many Peritonsillar Abscess trials are recruiting? (5)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Recruiting | 3 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Terminated | 1 |
| Withdrawn | 2 |
| Unknown status | 4 |
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Peritonsillar Abscess trials? (1)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego | 1 |
Interventions as named in the registry (10)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Clindamycin Gel | 1 |
| Clavulin | 1 |
| Bacteriology | 1 |
| Serology | 1 |
| penicillin and metronidazole in peritonsillar abscess | 1 |
Showing 5 of 10 interventions.
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which publications cover Peritonsillar Abscess? (29)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| A randomized clinical trial of peritonsillar abscess treatment comparing drainage and tonsillectomy. | American journal of otolaryngology | 2025 | Yes |
| Protocol for a randomised clinical trial of transoral ultrasound versus standard of care in the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess. | Danish medical journal | 2019 | Yes |
| Adjunct steroids in the treatment of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review. | The Laryngoscope | 2018 | Yes |
| Establishing the Need for an Evidence-Based Treatment Algorithm for Peritonsillar Abscess in Children. | Clinical pediatrics | 2018 | Yes |
| Clinical practice guideline: tonsillitis II. Surgical management. | European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery | 2016 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 29 publications.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: serious adverse events in this condition's trials, prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.