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Post-operative Sore Throat and Gum Chewing

NCT04859101 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2022-09-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if chewing gum immediately prior to transport to the operating room reduces the severity of post-operative sore throat in patients who have an LMA (laryngeal mask airway) placed for procedures with duration greater than 1 hour.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Gum

2 minutes of gum chewing prior to procedure

OTHER

Control

2 swallows prior to procedure

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jacob L Hutchins, MD · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-21
Primary Completion
2022-04-30
Completion
2022-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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