Triamcinolone Paste to Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat

Completed 150 enrolled Soonchunhyang University Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindPrevention

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether triamcinolone paste applied over tracheal tube is effective to reduce the incidence of postoperative sore throat after tracheal intubation.

Timeline

Start: 2008-05
Primary completion: 2009-04
Completion: 2009-05

Publications

Park SY, Kim SH, Lee SJ, Chae WS, Jin HC, Lee JS, Kim SI, Hwang KH. Application of triamcinolone acetonide paste to the endotracheal tube reduces postoperative sore throat: a randomized controlled trial. Can J Anaesth. 2011 May;58(5):436-42. doi: 10.1007/s12630-011-9478-6. Epub 2011 Feb 26.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Chlorhexidine gluconate	Other / unclassified	0.1 %	—
Comparator	Triamcinolone Acetonide	Other / unclassified	0.1 %	—
Comparator	Triamcinolone Acetonide	Other / unclassified	0.5 mg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.