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
Active Locations (1)
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Soonchunhyang University, College of medicine Bucheon Hospital
1174 Jung-Dong, Wonmi-Gu, Bucheon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 420-020