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CompletedNCT05614609

Discomfort in Upper Airways Due to intubation-a Randomized Controlled Trial

Discomfort in Upper Airways Due to intubation-a Randomized Controlled Trial in a Norwegian Hospital

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (actual)
Sponsor
Ostfold University College · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Few studies have compared different methods for optimalizing intubation conditions in general anesthesia. This randomized controlled trial will compare two different methods for intubation in general anesthesia in gastro- or gynecological procedures.

Detailed description

In general anesthesia, it is neccessary to secure the airways with an endotracheal tube. There is no international consensus on how intubation is most efficiently conducted. A cochrane review compared using muscular relaxing medication versus not using blocks for intubation. Primary outcomes were intubation conditions and discomfort in upper airways. The authors concluded that research is limited, and that further research is needed. No studies have compared local anesthetic spray on the glottis and muscular relaxing medication in intubation, focusing on discomfort in upper airways. The null-hypothesis of this study is that there is no difference in upper airway discomfort when using local anesthetic spray or muscular relaxing medication. The study will have a randomized controlled design, randomizing patients undergoing gastro- or gynecological procedures in general anesthesia to receiving either rocuronium (muscle relaxing medication) intravenous, or lidocain spray on the glottis before intubation. The primary outcome is postoperativ hoarseness one hour after intubation.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGLidocaine topicalComparing lidocaine spray and muscle relaxing medication

Timeline

Start date
2023-03-01
Primary completion
2024-10-15
Completion
2025-01-31
First posted
2022-11-14
Last updated
2025-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05614609. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.