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Study on whether ketamine-soaked throat packs help reduce sore throat after nasal surgeries compared to saline-soaked throat packs.

A Comparative Study on Efficacy of Ketamine Soaked Throat Pack with Saline Soaked Throat Pack on Incidence and Severity of Post Operative Sore Throat in Patients Undergoing Nasal Surgeries. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091219
Enrollment
116
Registered
2025-07-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Ketamine soaked throat pack: In ketamine group - throat packing gauge is soaked with 9ml normal saline mixed with 1ml of 50 mg ketamine. Intervention3: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Adharsh Gopi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grades of I and II. 2. Patients undergoing elective nasal surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. 3. Patients with Mallampatti Grades of I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of drug allergy to any of the studied drugs 2. Patients with difficulty in communication and pregnancy 3. Patients who required more than three attempts for tracheal intubation. 4. Patients with history of recent respiratory tract infection or sore throat anticipated difficult airway 5. Patients who are smokers. 6. Patients with pre-operative use of opioids and steroids.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the efficacy of ketamine soaked vs saline soaked throat pack in attenuation of incidence and severity of post-operative sore throat in patients after nasal surgeries.Timepoint: 0hr, 1hr, 2hr, 4hr, and 24hr—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the effect of ketamine soaked throat pack vs saline soaked throat pack for the prevention of post-extubation cough. Timepoint: After extubation, post extubation cough will be graded based Harding and McVey score—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Julie P Baby

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences

rajagopaltall@yahoo.co.in9995555239

Outcome results

None listed

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