Comparison of Use of two drugs taken through nose via special device before operation (nebulisation) for prevention of sorethroat which may occur in postoperative period due to insertion of a tube in windpipe.
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R688- Other general symptoms and signs
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040289
- Lead Sponsor
- SSG Hospital Vadodara
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients posted for elective surgery under General anaesthesia requiring intubation and expected to last for less than three hours
2.ASA status I, II,III
3.Mallampatti airway assessment of Grade I and II.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patients who refuse to give consent
2)Anticipated difficult airway or Mallampatti Grade III & IV
3)Preoperative sore throat.
4)Active upper respiratory tract infections
5)Procedures requiring perioperative nasogastric tube placement or throat packing.
6)Patients with a high risk of aspiration.
7)Surgery involving oral cavity,nasopharynx, larynx or neck region
8)History of allergies/ bronchial asthma/ Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
9)Surgery in prone position
10)Pregnant women.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the incidence and severity of sorethroat at 4th postoperative hour.Timepoint: 4th postoperative hour.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) To compare the incidence and severity of sorethroat at 0, 2nd,6th,12th and 24th postoperative hours <br/ ><br>2) To compare the incidence and severity of postoperative hoarseness of voice and cough <br/ ><br>3) To note any side effects like nausea,vomitting and dry mouth <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 0,2,6,12 and 24 hours