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A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ACCESS EFFICACY OF ZINC AND VITAMIN C LOZENGES FOR REDUCING POSTOPERATIVWE SORETHROAT

TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF PROPHYLACTIC ZINC VERSUS PLACEBO LOZENGES IN PREVENTING POST OPERATIVE SORETHROAT IN PATIENTS FOLLOWING INTUBATION USING KING VISION VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY - ZNVITC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040663
Enrollment
94
Registered
2022-02-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-04-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: PROPHYLATIC ZINC LOZENGES: PROPHYLACTIC ZINC LOZENGES 40MG SINGLE DOSE ADMINISTERED ORAL 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO INDUCTION OF ANESTHESIA Control Intervention1: PROPHYLACTIC VITAMIN C LOZENG

Sponsors

DR ANAS P
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consenting adults aged 18 to 59 years, undergoing elective surgeries with endotracheal intubation lasting for 1 to 6hours duration. 2. Adults belonging to either sex with ASA PS Grade 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with nasogastric tube in situ. 2. Patients requiring throat pack intraoperatively. 3. Anticipated difficult airway. 4. Patients with a history of preoperative sore throat. 5. Upper respiratory tract illness. 6. Immune deficiencies. 7. Chronic smoker. 8. Taking tetracyclines or quinolones antibiotics or with allergic reactions to zinc. 9. Patient undergoing head and neck surgery. 10. Pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic zinc lozenges for the prevention of post operative sore throat in patients intubated using channeled king vision video laryngoscope.Timepoint: 24 HOURS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Severity of postoperative sore throat. 2. Duration of laryngoscopy 3. Number of attempts of intubation Timepoint: 24 HOURS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR ANAS P

stjohns medical college

drarpanak@hotmail.com9945346123

Outcome results

None listed

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