icorice gargling to decrease sore throat after surgery
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Postoperative Sore Throat (POST). Condition 2: Postextubation Cough.CoughPain in throat
- Registration Number
- IRCT201411115362N21
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 144
Inclusion Criteria
Patients underwent any operation other than head and neck surgery under general anesthesia; aged between 18 and 65 years; with American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) physical status I and II; no NSAID use; no perioperative corticosteroid intake (from 24 hours before operation); no allergy or intolerance to licorice; no upper respiratory tract infection; without mallampati grade more than two.
Exclusion criteria: Any change in anesthetic technique; requiring more than one attempt for intubation; not being extubated at the end of the surgery; re-intubation within the study period.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative Sore Throat. Timepoint: 0, 2, 4, and 24 hours after operation. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postextubation Cough. Timepoint: after extubation. Method of measurement: Observation.;Patient Satisfation. Timepoint: 24 hours after operation. Method of measurement: Likert form asked from patient (very satisfied, satisfied, no opinion, dissatisfied, very dissatisfied).