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Clinical Trials/NCT01591031
NCT01591031CompletedNot Applicable

Laryngeal Injuries After Anesthesia Induction With Sevoflurane and After Anesthesia Induction With Rocuronium. A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Trial

University of Rostock1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: April 2012Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
incidence of vocal cord injuries

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Anesthesia induction with sevoflurane is not associated with an increased incidence or severity of laryngeal injuries compared with an anesthesia induction with a muscle relaxant.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • ear-nose-throat surgery
  • orotracheal intubation for surgery of the ear

Exclusion Criteria

  • allergy against the study drugs
  • patients with a known or suspected difficult airway (Mallampati score 3 or 4 and a mouth opening < 3.5 cm).
  • all patients were examined by stroboscopy one day before surgery and were excluded from the study when preexisting pathologies of the vocal cords were found

Arms & Interventions

sevoflurane

Active Comparator

anesthesia induction with propofol, remifentanil and sevoflurane

Intervention: Sevoflurane (Drug)

rocuronium

Active Comparator

anesthesia induction with propofol, remifentanil and rocuronium

Intervention: Rocuronium (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

incidence of vocal cord injuries

Time Frame: 24 h after tracheal intubation

Secondary Outcomes

  • incidence of hoarseness(24h, 48 h, and 72 h after tracheal intubation)
  • incidence of soar throat(24h, 48h, and 72 h after tracheal intubation)

Investigators

Sponsor
University of Rostock
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Thomas Mencke

Principal Invastigator, Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Thomas Mencke

University of Rostock

Study Sites (1)

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