Thermosoftening of Double-lumen Tube to Reduce Sore Throat

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hoarseness; Sore Throat; Vocal Cord Injuries
• Interventions: Procedure: non-thermosoftening; Procedure: thermosoftening

• Registration Number: NCT01626365
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of double-lumen tube thermosoftening before intubation to reduce postoperative hoarseness and sore throat.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-20
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-22
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 154

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

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Exclusion Criteria

• Preoperative hoarseness or sore throat
• History of upper airway diseases
• Anticipated difficult airway
• Anesthesia time longer than 6 hours

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
non-thermosoftening	non-thermosoftening	Double-lumen tube is put into a bottle of normal saline at room temperature (25°C) before intubation.
thermosoftening	thermosoftening	Double-lumen tube is put into a bottle of warm normal saline (40°C) before intubation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative hoarseness	up to 3 days after surgery
postoperative sore throat	up to 3 days after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vocal cord injuries	up to 1 day after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of