Participants will be given either zinc or vitamin c lozenges before taking them into operation theatre and placing device. The main outcome of the study is to see whether post operative sore throat is reduced after the intervention.

Effect of Zinc and Vitamin C lozenges on post operative sore throat in adults following general anaesthesia using Proseal laryngeal mask airway. - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093237

Enrollment

150

Registered

2025-08-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: ZINC ACETATE: zinc lozenges will be given to patients 30 min prior to proseal placement. after the surgery gets over and proseal is removed, patients will be asked about any sore throat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PREGNANT WOMEN PATIENTS HAVING PRE OPERATIVE RESPIRATORY INFECTION

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
proportion of patients complaining post operative sore throat at 4 hoursTimepoint: proportion of patients complaining post operative sore throat at 4 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence & severity of POST Sr 0,2,4,8,12 & 24 hours post operatively.Timepoint: 0,2,4,8,12 & 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anju R Bhalotra

Maulana Azad Medical College

monaarya@hotmail.com9968604412

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026