The Effects of Preoperatively Chewing Gum on Sore Throat After General Anaesthesia With a Laryngeal Mask

Fudan University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Postoperative Sore Throat

Treatments: Drug: chewed mint gum; Other: swallow twice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03885752

TI3WT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative sore throat (POST) is an important problem after general anaesthesia. We assessed whether chewing gum preoperatively can reduce the incidence of POST after general anaesthesia administered via a streamlined liner of the pharyngeal airway (SLIPA).

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class I or II 20-65 years body mass index (BMI) scores <30 undergoing elective hysteroscopic surgery -

Exclusion criteria

chronic laryngitis chronic bronchitis asthma gastroesophageal reflux allergies to study drugs recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) a history of upper respiratory tract infection in the past one week Mallampati grade>2 a history of steroid therapy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

the control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: swallow twice

the gum group

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: chewed mint gum