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NCT Number: NCT03805568

A Postoperative Sore Throat After Thyroidectomy

This study was performed to compare the effect on of a postoperative sore throat between dexmedetomidine and remifentanil in patients undergoing thyroidectomy.

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Key information

Conditions

Post Operative Sore Throat

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eun kyung Choi

Daegu, Korea (the Republic Of), 41944, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who scheduled primary thyroidectomy were enrolled and their physical status was American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with respiratory tract disease, previous head, and neck surgery, preexisting steroid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, and known or suspected difficult airway

Treatment and study plan

dexmedetomidine infusion group

Drug

dexmedetomidine as anaesthetic adjuvant

remifentanil infusion group

Drug

remifentanil as anaesthetic adjuvant

Primary outcomes

  1. incidence of postoperative sore throat at rest

    Time frame: 6 hours after surgery

    0=none; 1=occur

  2. incidence of postoperative sore throat at swallowing

    Time frame: 6 hours after surgery

    0=none; 1=occur

  3. severity of postoperative sore throat at rest

    Time frame: 6 hours after surgery

    4-point scale (0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe)

  4. severity of postoperative sore throat at swallowing

    Time frame: 6 hours after surgery

    4-point scale (0=none; 1=mild; 2=moderate; 3=severe)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yeungnam University College of Medicine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Dexmedetomidine and Remifentanil on the Postoperative Sore Throat After Thyroidectomy

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jan 15, 2019
Registry last updated
Jan 15, 2019

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