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Role of zinc lozenge to prevent sore throat after placement of ProSeal laryngeal mask airway

Evaluation of the preventive effect of zinc lozenge on sore throat after placement of ProSeal laryngeal mask airway

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026513
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-07-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D249- Benign neoplasm of unspecified breast Health Condition 2: K807- Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct without cholecystitis Health Condition 3: H661- Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media Health Condition 4: K429- Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene Health Condition 5: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract

Interventions

Intervention1: Zinc lozenge: 40 mg,once a day,oral administration and duration of therapy is 30 minutes by chewing. Control Intervention1: Placebo: Sugar coated lozenge act as placebo

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care PGIMS Rohtak
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients in age group between 18 to 60 years of either sex belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiologists(ASA) physical status I and II will be included in the study who will undergo elective surgery with placement of PLMA of size 3 or 4 patients in supine position and duration of surgery less than 2 hours

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: .Active infection within oral cavity or pharynx .Increased risk of aspiration like in morbid obesity, obstetric patients diabetics, patients with head injury, upper gastrointestinal dysfunction, full stomach patients . Suspected or known abnormalities in supraglottic anatomy .known immune deficiencies .Anticipated difficult intubation . Hypersensitivity reaction to zinc

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of postoperative sore throatTimepoint: At 4 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
.Severity of postoperative sore throat .Number of attempts in placement of ProSeal laryngeal mask airway of size 3.0 or 4.0 .Traumatic injury during placement of ProSeal laryngeal mask airway of size 3.0 or 4.0 . Duration of surgeryTimepoint: At 30 minutes,2 hours,and 24 hours post surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Priyanka Aggarwal

Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences Rohtak

aggarwal.priyanka93@gmail.com8607920759

Outcome results

None listed

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