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comparison of the effects of 2 lubricants (water based lubricant and betamethasone gel)used to lubricate the airway used for anesthesia (proseal LMA) on sore throat and hoarseness of voice after surgery

Randomized double blind study to compare between water based lubricant and betamethasone gel for lubrication during placement of Proseal LMA for day care procedures on the incidence of postoperative sore throat and hoarseness of voice

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/01/005435
Enrollment
200
Registered
2015-01-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing short duration surgery under general anesthesia with Proseal LMA

Interventions

Intervention1: betamethasone gel: A single layer of betamethasone gel as lubricant(2.5 ml) spread once over the dorsum of the cuff of Proseal LMA before using on the patient Control Intervention1: wat

Sponsors

KASTURBA HOSPITAL KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE MANIPAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 18-65 years (2) Patients of either gender (3) Patients belonging to American society of Anesthesiologists [ASA] physical status 1 and 2 (4) Patient undergoing elective day care procedure under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Restricted mouth opening (mouth opening less than 2 finger breadths) (2) Airway obstruction/disease (3) Patient with history suggestive of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (4) Morbid obesity [BMI more than 35kg/m2] (5) Pregnancy (6) Head and neck surgery (7) Recent sore throat within previous 10 days (8) Patients on NSAID therapy (9) Patient with known sensitivity to drugs used in study (10) Cervical spine disease (11) Patient on corticosteroid therapy (12) Patient with known laryngeal nerve palsy (13) Patient with psychiatric and mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sore throat and hoarseness of voiceTimepoint: 1 hour, 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours after surgery—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
noneTimepoint: none—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKRISHNA HM

KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANIPAL

hmkrishna20032002@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026