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Effects of endotracheal tube size on intraoperative lung protective ventilation and postoperative sore throat: a randomized trial

Effects of endotracheal tube size on intraoperative lung protective ventilation and postoperative sore throat: a randomized trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0004962
Enrollment
182
Registered
2020-04-27
Start date
2020-05-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-04-22

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : In control groups, endotracheal intubation is performed using endotracheal tube with 7.5 mm inner diameter for men and with 7.0 mm inner diameter for women. In intervention groups, endotrache

Sponsors

Seoul National University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are 18 years of age or older and who are scheduled for surgery under endotracheal intubation after general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification = 3 2) in case of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome before surgery or patients with history of acute respiratory distress syndrome 3) in case of patients with moderate or greater obstructive disease in preoperative pulmonary function test 4) in case of patients with history of recent respiratory infection within 1 month before surgery 5) in case of patients with total anesthesia duration less than 1 hour 6) in case of patients with anticipation of difficult endotracheal intubation 7) in case of patients with sore throat and hoarseness before surgery 8) surgery performed at the steep Trendelenburg position 9) body mass index = 35 kg/m2 10) open abdominal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of postoperative sore thorat

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of postoperative sore thorat;incidence of postoperative hoarseness;incidence of postoperative hoarseness;respiratory variables during intraoperative mechanical ventilation

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyun-Kyu Yoon

Seoul National University Hospital

hyunkyu18@gmail.com+82-2-2072-0065

Outcome results

None listed

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