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A Postoperative Sore Throat After Thyroidectomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Post Operative Sore Throat
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03805568
Lead Sponsor
Yeungnam University College of Medicine
Brief Summary

This study was performed to compare the effect on of a postoperative sore throat between dexmedetomidine and remifentanil in patients undergoing thyroidectomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
74
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who scheduled primary thyroidectomy were enrolled and their physical status was American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 or 2
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with respiratory tract disease, previous head, and neck surgery, preexisting steroid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, and known or suspected difficult airway

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
remifentanil infusion groupremifentanil infusion groupremifentanil of 4 ng/ml during induction, followed by remifentanil infusion (1.5\~2.5 ng/ml) during the surgery
dexmedetomidine infusion groupdexmedetomidine infusion groupdexmedetomidine infusion (loading dose of 1 ㎍/kg over 10 min and continuous infusion of 0.3-0.6 ㎍/kg/h) during the surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of postoperative sore throat at rest6 hours after surgery

0=none; 1=occur

incidence of postoperative sore throat at swallowing6 hours after surgery

0=none; 1=occur

severity of postoperative sore throat at rest6 hours after surgery

4-point scale (0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe)

severity of postoperative sore throat at swallowing6 hours after surgery

4-point scale (0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eun kyung Choi

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Daegu, Korea (the Republic Of), Korea, Republic of

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