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The effect of Eucalyptus candy on sore throat, cough, and hoarseness in surgery

Evaluation The effect of Eucalyptus flavoured candy on the severity of sore throat, cough, and hoarseness due to intubation after anesthesia in orthopedic surgery in Shahrood city

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017072335252N1
Enrollment
134
Registered
2017-08-21
Start date
2017-08-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

complication of intubation. Anaesthesiology devices associated with adverse incidents

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:Five eucalyptus candy flavors will be given orally to the intervention group (first candy, half an hour before anesthesia and the rest of the candy, 6, 12, 18, and 2
Prevention
Intervention group:Five eucalyptus candy flavors will be given orally to the intervention group (first candy, half an hour before anesthesia and the rest of the candy, 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours after th
Control group: In this group, routine therapies are used, and only the variables are measured at specific times.

Sponsors

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion:Patients with ASA class 1 & 2 anesthesia; no sore throat, cough or hoarseness before surgery; age between 18-60 years; Patients undergoing open orthopedic surgeries (end organ surgery); no addiction; duration from 30 to 120 minutes exclusion criteria:The need for more than one attempt to intubation; Longer time of surgery for more than 2 hours; airway spasm at the end of anesthesia; history of receiving steroids and opiates during a week before surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sore throat. Timepoint: 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after extubation. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.;Cough. Timepoint: At recovery, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after extubation. Method of measurement: Asking and viewing.;Hoarseness. Timepoint: 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after extubation. Method of measurement: Asking and viewing.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJavad Ganjloo

Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

jganj@yahoo.com+98 51 4426 4462

Outcome results

None listed

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