Status:

COMPLETED

Postoperative Sore Throat in the Pediatric Population.

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Giannina Gaslini

Collaborating Sponsors:

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Anesthesia Morbidity

Sore Throat

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-18 years

Brief Summary

Endotracheal tubes (ETT) and laryngeal mask airways (LMA) are devices used to help breathing whilst patients are asleep for surgery. Children may have a more satisfying experience if the rate of of po...

Detailed Description

The study is a prospective, descriptive study, involving patient interview and objective data collected as part of routine anesthetic care. No intervention will take place. Once identified from a thea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Child age 5 or over
  • General anaesthesia with LMA or ETT
  • Children undergoing general, orthopaedic, urology, renal or plastic surgery

Exclusion

  • Other types of surgery
  • Patients aged less than 5 years
  • Patients affected by a significant cognitive delay
  • Patients planned for anaesthesia with airway devices different from ETT and LMA

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

197 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03389776

Start Date

December 1 2017

End Date

March 31 2018

Last Update

August 8 2019

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Great Ormond Street Hospital

London, United Kingdom, WC1N 3JH