Status:

COMPLETED

Triamcinolone Paste to Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat

Lead Sponsor:

Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Conditions:

Tracheal Intubation

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether triamcinolone paste applied over tracheal tube is effective to reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat after tracheal intubation.

Detailed Description

Sore throat is a common postoperative complaint after tracheal intubation. When the surgical pain is well controlled, sore throat is often the predominant complaint, therefore it is important to preve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA physical status I-II, aged between 20 and 70 years
  • scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion

  • recent respiratory tract infection or sore throat
  • who were using analgesics or steroid preoperatively
  • who have risk factors for oral cavity infection
  • the surgical duration \< 60 minutes or \> 300 minutes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00908817

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

May 27 2009

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Soonchunhyang University, College of medicine Bucheon Hospital

1174 Jung-Dong, Wonmi-Gu, Bucheon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 420-020