To see the Effect and incidence of postoperative sore throat after application of lidocaine 2.5% with prilocaine 2.5% cream on tracheal tube cuff in patients undergoing gynaecological surgery with general anaesthesia.

Effect of 5% EMLA cream application on tracheal tube cuff on post operative sore throat in adult female patients undergoing gynaecological surgery. A randomized prospective controlled study - nil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/12/060446

Enrollment

210

Registered

2023-12-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-12-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: EMLA cream: Drug used -EMLA mixture is a 1:1 mixture of lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%, Route of administration- local, Duration of treatment- 24 hrs Control Intervention1: To comp

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA status I and II Elective gynaecology surgery under general anaesthesia Consenting patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Smoking history cough Drug allergy More than 2 intubation attempts Preoperative sore throat Difficult airway

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The severity of POST (post operative soar throat)Timepoint: 2hrs, 4hrs, 6hrs, 12hrs, 24hrs	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
cough, and hoarseness of voice , patient satisfaction, allergies Timepoint: 24hrs post operatively	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vigya Goyal

Mahathma Ghandhi medical college and hospital

avnishbharadwaj1@gmail.com9314882845

Outcome results

None listed

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