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A clinical trial to study the effects of two preparations, Ketamine with normal saline and only normal saline in patients receiving general anaesthesia.

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: null- Postoperative sore throat
General anaesthesia
Registration Number
CTRI/2011/07/001902
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

American society of anesthesiologist (ASA) I?II

General anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a history of preoperative sore throat

oral surgeries

asthma

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

raised intracranial pressure

Mallampati grade 2

known allergies to study drug

recent NSAID medication

those who required more than one attempt at intubation

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assesment of sore throat in adult patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia at pre nebulization (T0), pre induction (T1),immediate recovery (T2),two hours (T3), four hours (T4), six hours (T5),eight hours (T6),twelve hours(T7) and twenty four hours (T8) post operatively and graded on a four-point scale (0?3).Presuming the incidence of postoperative sore throat to be 65%, to show a 50% reduction in the incidence.Timepoint: Outcome Name: Postoperative sore throat at pre nebulization (T0), pre induction (T1),immediate recovery (T2),two hours (T3), four hours (T4), six hours (T5),eight hours (T6),twelve hours(T7) and twenty four hours (T8) post operatively.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Any other side effectsTimepoint: 06 months
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