A comparative study to evaluate the effect of 5% Eutectic mixture of local anaesthesia(EMLA) cream vs lubricating gel on postoperative sore throat in adults following endotracheal intubation in surgeries performed under general anaesthesia
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/09/057745
- Lead Sponsor
- Depatment of Anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients scheduled for elective surgeries
2.Expected duration of surgery around 2 to 3 hours under general endotracheal anaesthesia
3.Patients belonging to American Society Of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I, II
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients allergic to local anaesthetics
2. >2 intubation attempts, assisted nasogastric tube insertion, difficult airway
3.Patients with head and neck surgery involving airway
4.Patients with preoperative sore throat
5.Expected prolonged surgical duration ( >3 hours)
6.Postoperative mechanical ventilation
7.Surgeries in prone position
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 incidence of postoperative sore throat(POST) <br/ ><br>2 severity of POST <br/ ><br>3 incidence and severity of post-operative cough <br/ ><br>4 Incidence and severity of post-operative hoarseness of voiceTimepoint: immediately after the surgery <br/ ><br>2 hours post operatively <br/ ><br>6 hours post operatively <br/ ><br>12 hours post operatively <br/ ><br>24 hours post operatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method /ATimepoint: N/A