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Prevention of sore throat in patients undergoing general anesthesia by giving oral zinc pre-operatively

Oral Zinc and its Effect on Post-operative Sore Throat in Patients who underwent Endotracheal Intubation: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044328
Enrollment
200
Registered
2022-07-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-02

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Life Extension-Enhanced Zinc Lozenge: Vegetarian zinc lozenges containing zinc acetate 18.75mg dextrose, peppermint flavor, stearic acid, vegetable stearate, silica Control Intervention

Sponsors

DrTasneem Fathima Ahmed
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Low to moderate risk surgery (duration of endotracheal intubation: 1-6hours, ASA status 1 to 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of POST (post operative sore throat) at 0hrs,2hrs,4hrs,24hrs, based on the assumption that the onset of zinc lozenge to produce anti-inflammatory action may be 30 minutes to 4â??6 hours.Timepoint: Post-operatively, at baseline(0hrs),2hrs,4hrs,24hrs—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Any Side effects notedTimepoint: 24 hours after surgery—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrTasneem Fathima Ahmed

Saveetha Medical College And Hospital

sanjanakota603@gmail.com9182630781

Outcome results

None listed

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