Comparison Of Zinc And Benzocaine (local anesthetic) Lozenges For Prevention Of Sorethroat that can occur after surgery
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/12/038461
- Lead Sponsor
- A CHAITANYA PRATYUSHA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) I and II
General anesthesia with endotracheal tube
Duration of surgery greater than 1 hour and less than 3 hours duration.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with a recent history of sore throat or upper respiratory tract infection
Difficult airway
Smokers
Pregnant patients
Patients with allergy to either zinc or benzocaiaine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of post operative sore throat within first 24 hours after extubation. <br/ ><br> The severity of Post operative sore throat will be graded on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 to 3; <br/ ><br>0 being no sore throat, <br/ ><br>1being mild discomfort (complaints only upon questioning), <br/ ><br>2being moderate sore throat (complains of his/her own), and <br/ ><br>3being severe sore throat (change in voice, hoarseness and throat pain). <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Incidence of post operative sore throat within first 24 hours after extubation. <br/ ><br> The severity of Post operative sore throat will be graded on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 to 3; <br/ ><br>0 being no sore throat, <br/ ><br>1being mild discomfort (complaints only upon questioning), <br/ ><br>2being moderate sore throat (complains of his/her own), and <br/ ><br>3being severe sore throat (change in voice, hoarseness and throat pain). <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Time of onset of postoperative sorethroat <br/ ><br>2. Incidence of sorethroat at 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours <br/ ><br>3. Side effects such as nausea, vomiting, metallic taste, and diarrhea. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: post operative sore throat assessed at 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours