The Effect of Ice, Green Tea and Arnica Montana Application on Post-Operative Intubation Related Sore Throat and Hoarseness

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Completed

• Conditions: Hoarseness; Sore Throat
• Interventions: Other: Comparıson

• Registration Number: NCT05048628
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University

Brief Summary

The study was planned to determine the effect of arnica montana, green tea mouthwash and ice particles impregnation on postoperative sore throat and hoarseness.

Detailed Description

Research Hypotheses Hl: Gargling with green tea after surgery reduces sore throat. H2: Impregnation of postoperative ice particles reduces sore throat. H3: Post-operative gargling with arnico montana reduces sore throat. H4: Gargling with green tea after surgery reduces hoarseness. H5: Impregnation of postoperative ice particles reduces hoarseness. H6: Postoperative mouthwash with arnico montana reduces hoarseness.

Research Question

1. Do ice particles impregnation, gargling with green tea and gargling with arnico montana reduce intubation-related sore throat in patients undergoing general anesthesia?

2. Do ice particles impregnation, gargling with green tea and gargling with arnico montana reduce hoarseness due to intubation in patients undergoing general anesthesia?

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-06-14
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-17
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-24
• Study Completion: 2022-03-29
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 176

Inclusion Criteria

• To agree to participate in the research,
• To be 18 years or older,
• To know how to read and write,
• No hearing problem,
• Not having difficulty in understanding,
• To live before the operation,
• Having experience before surgery,
• The duration of the operation is 30 minutes or more,7
• No nasogastric catheter

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a sore throat before surgery,
• Having hoarseness before surgery,
• To have oral and neck surgery,
• Having a history of allergy,
• Having a nasogastric catheter,
• The duration of the operation is less than 30 minutes,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
İce Pieces İmpregnated Group	Comparıson	Impregnation of pieces of ice was delivered to us; one ice cube is planned after wearing and movements automatically by the throat purchase to exit use and sound program, and move with one ice cube after movement. It can be used after extubation. It is in sound class with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for the use of customers before and after the application. Extubation is in the last 0. hours, no small application is made, only in sound class with VAS. Evaluated by Stout's Hoarseness Scale
Green Tea Gargle Solution Group	Comparıson	To the patients included in the gargle group with green tea; four after, six after eigth after hours after extubation, the patients of the intervention group were asked to gargle 30 cc of green tea and before the application and after the patient's oral intake was requested by the physician to prevent sore throat and hoarseness afterwards, patients' sore throat is measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and hoarseness is measured with Stout's Hoarseness Scale. At the 0. th hour after extubation, no treatment is applied to the patients, only sore throat is evaluated with VAS and hoarseness is evaluated with Stout's Hoarseness Scale.0
Arnica Montana Tea Gargle Solution Group	Comparıson	To the patients included in the gargle group with arnica montana tea; four after, six after eigth after hours after extubation, the patients of the intervention group were asked to gargle 30 cc of arnica montana tea and before the application and after the patient's oral intake was requested by the physician to prevent sore throat and hoarseness afterwards, patients' sore throat is measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and hoarseness is measured with Stout's Hoarseness Scale. At the 0th hour after extubation, no treatment is applied to the patients, only sore throat is evaluated with VAS and hoarseness is evaluated with Stout's Hoarseness Scale.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stout's hoarseness evaluation form	one day	Stout's hoarseness evaluation form maximum 0= sound normal; minimum of 3 = complete silence, speech
visual analog scale	one day	the visual analog scale criterion was used to evaluate sore throat. minimum 0 = no pain; maximum 10 = severe pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eastern Mediterranean University, Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences; 🇨🇾 Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey, Famagusta, Cyprus