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Comparison of the Effect of Magnesium Sulfate and Dexamethasone on Postoperative Sore Throat After Spinal Surgery in Prone Position With Tracheal Intubation: a Double-blind, Randomized, Noninferiority Clinical Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Post Operative Sore Throat
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01923831
Lead Sponsor
Yonsei University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of magnesium sulfate and dexamethasone on postoperative sore throat after spinal surgery in prone position with tracheal intubation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
146
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA I-II patients aged between 20 and 65 year undergoing 1 or 2 level posterior spinal fusion in prone position with tracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
  • preexisting hoarseness or sore throat, upper respiratory tract infection
  • steroid therapy or immunocompromised patients
  • chronic treatment with calcium channel blocker or magnesium
  • allergy to magnesium sulphate
  • Cormack-Lehane grade 3,4 or patients who are expected to difficult intubation
  • fail to tracheal intubation at first trial
  • reduced kidney function
  • Diabetes mellitus

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Magnesium groupMagnesium Sulfate-
Dexamethasone groupdexamethasone-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effect of magnesium sulfate on postoperative sore throat after spinal surgery in prone position with tracheal intubationChange of post operative sore throat level from 1 to 48 hours after surgery

Incidence of post operative sore throat Severity of post operative sore throat (10 cm-visual analogue scale ) Incidence of post operative hoarseness Severity of post operative hoarseness ( four-graded scale, 0= no hoarseness, 1= mild hoarseness, 2= severe hoarseness, 3= aphonia)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The effect of dexamethasone on postoperative sore throat after spinal surgery in prone position with tracheal intubationChange of post operative sore throat level from 1 to 48 hours after surgery

Incidence of post operative sore throat Severity of post operative sore throat (10 cm-visual analogue scale ) Incidence of post operative hoarseness Severity of post operative hoarseness ( four-graded scale, 0= no hoarseness, 1= mild hoarseness, 2= severe hoarseness, 3= aphonia)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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