EFFECT OF LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY MANOMETRY ON POST OPERATIVE SORE THROAT IN SPONTANEOUSLY BREATHING ADULT PATIENTS PRESENTING FOR SURGERY AT AGA KHAN U

EFFECT OF LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY MANOMETRY ON POST OPERATIVE SORE THROAT IN SPONTANEOUSLY BREATHING ADULT PATIENTS PRESENTING FOR SURGERY AT AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NAIROBI.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201511001336196

Enrollment

Registered

2015-11-03

Start date

2015-07-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Respiratory Sore throat

Interventions

Laryngeal mask airway

Laryngeal airway cuff

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria All ASA I and II patients between 18-65 years scheduled to receive general anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask airway for elective surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria ¿ History of ongoing upper respiratory tract infection. ¿ Patients with a failed LMA insertion defined as an unsuccessful laryngeal mask airway placement after two attempts. ¿ Patients with severe gastro oesophageal reflux disease. ¿ Patients with a symptomatic hiatus hernia. ¿ Patients with a BMI> 40kg/m2. ¿ Patients undergoing ENT-Ear Nose and Throat Procedures.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary objective ¿To determine the occurrence of POST between the intervention group in which LMA cuff pressures will be adjusted to 23-24mmhg and the control group in whom only monitoring of LMA cuff pressures will be done	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary Objectives ¿ To compare the laryngeal mask airway pressures between the two study groups ¿ To determine the severity of postoperative sore throat between the two study groups	—

Countries

Kenya

Outcome results

None listed

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