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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/11/076224 [Registered on: 04/11/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/11/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Medical Device
Surgical/Anesthesia
Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to test a medicine to reduce sore throat following general anaesthesia following prone surgeries 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of nebulized dexmedetomidine and saline nebulization for preventing post operative sore throat following general endotracheal anaesthesia for surgery in prone position: a double blinded placebo control trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Shameem P Shooja 
Designation  Junior resident department of anaesthiology pain medicine and critical care ,AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Affiliation  Junior resident department of anaesthesia pain medicine and critical care AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  Department of anaesthiology pain medicine and critical care , AIIMS NEW DELHI

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9599098289  
Fax    
Email  Spsl222833@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Babita Gupta 
Designation  Professor department of anaesthesia pain medicine and critical care AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Affiliation  Professor department of anaesthesia pain medicine and critical care,JPNATC,AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  Department of anaesthesia pain medicine and critical care JPNATC AIIMS New Delhi

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9818302776  
Fax    
Email  drbabitagupta@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shameem P Shooja 
Designation  Junior resident acad 
Affiliation  Aiims,New Delhi 
Address  Department of anaesthiology pain medicine and critical care ,aiims new delhi

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9599098289  
Fax    
Email  Spsl222833@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of anaesthesiology pain medicine and critical care ,aiims New Delhi 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Aiims New Delhi 
Address  Ansari Nagar,New Delhi,110029 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Prof Babita Gupta  Aiims ,Ansari nagar ,New Delhi ,110029  Department of anaesthiology pain medicine and critical care ,room no 5012 ,aiims New Delhi,110029
South West
DELHI 
9818302776

drbabitagupta@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute ethics committee for post graduate research,aiims new delhi  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nebulization with dexmedetomidine   50mcg dexmedetomidine in 4.5ml 0.9% normal saline is administered to the patient through nebulization for 15 mins preoperatively in the pre op room 
Comparator Agent  Normal saline nebulization  5ml 0.9% saline is administered to the patients through nebulization for 15minutes pre operatively in the pre op room 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Adult patients aged 18-65 years scheduled
for elective surgery requiring prone position
for surgery under general anaesthesia with
endotracheal intubation
2. ASA (American Society of
Anaesthesiologists) physical status I - II
patients
3. Expected surgical time: Atleast two hours 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with preoperative sore throat or
upper respiratory tract infection
2. Heart rate less than 60per minute SBP less than 90mm Hg
3. Pregnant patients
4. Requiring more than two attempts for the
insertion of an endotracheal tube
5. Use of throat pack
6. Surgery lasting more than three hours or
expected postoperative mechanical
ventilation
7. Use of video laryngoscope for endotracheal
intubation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Severity of post operative sore throat  At 6th hour post operatively 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Post operative sore throat  0,2,6,12,24 hrs 
Significant post operative sore throat  0,2,6,12,24 hrs 
Post operative sore throat and hoarseness of voice  0,2,6,12,24hrs 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/11/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
Postoperative sore throat (POST) is a common complication following general anaesthesia.It causes patient discomfort & dis-satisfaction, potentially delaying their return to regular activities . Changing of position from supine to prone can change ETT cuff pressure & ET tube displacement which may affect the incidence of POST. ET tube displacement occurred in 91.7% of patients after supine-to-prone position change; of these, 48% of patients’ ET tube moved more than 10 mm
and ET tube cuff pressure changed in 86.3 percent 0f patients. No study has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine nebulization in decreasing POST in prone position surgeries. We plan this study to investigate the prophylactic effect of dexmedetomidine nebulization in decreasing POST in patients undergoing surgeries under general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation in prone position.
Dexmedetomidine is a potent alpha-2 receptor agonist. It cause sedation, pain alleviation, & diminished sympathetic activity .Local application of nebulized dexmedetomidine yields analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects by lowering postoperative serum levels of IL-6, IL-8, & TNF-α.Dexmedetomidine through nebulization is well tolerated and represents a promising new administration approach that has minimal effects on the cardiovascular and the respiratory systems
 
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