NCT00908817

Triamcinolone Paste to Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Soonchunhyang University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

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 prevent sore throat.

Conditions

• Tracheal Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	triamcinolone acetonide	paste applied over tracheal tube for lubrication
DRUG	chlorhexidine gluconate	jelly applied over tracheal tube for lubrication

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-05-01
• Primary completion: 2009-04-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2009-05-27
• Last updated: 2009-05-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea