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Impact of lubricants on endotracheal tube removal: Lignocaine gel versus normal saline

Comparison of lignocaine gel and normal saline as lubricants on the ease of removal of a stylet from the endotracheal tube during intubation. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/05/066776
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-05-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Sterile lignocaine gel: Sterile lignocaine gel will be applied along the length of the stylet Control Intervention1: Normal saline: Freshly opened bottle of normal saline will be poured

Sponsors

VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiology classification I or II, Modified Mallampati grade I or II, Body mass index less than 30kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anticipated difficult airway, Patients with high risk of aspiration.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Force in Newton (using a spring balance) required to remove stylet from endotracheal tube in patients undergoing intubation for surgery under general anaesthesiaTimepoint: At the time of intubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare- time taken to remove the stylet from endotracheal tube, hemodynamic parameters following intubation, incidence of post operative sore throat using POST scoring system and its association with extraction force appliedTimepoint: hemodynamic parameters at insertion, after removal of stylet and after 5 mins of removal Post operative sore throat using POST scoring at 6h,12h and 24 hours post op

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAparna Pradeep

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

drmeenakshi86@yahoo.com9899689829

Outcome results

None listed

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