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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/08/044664 [Registered on: 05/08/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/07/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Role of Dexamethasone, Normal saline and Ketamine in prevention of post-operative sore throat. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of the effect of intracuff Normal saline, Dexamethasone or ketamine for prevention of post-operative sore throat: A randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Priyabrat Karan 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS JODHPUR 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care. Aiims jodhpur , rajasthan pin 342008
Department of anesthesiology and critical care Aiims jodhpur
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342008
India 
Phone  8260255556  
Fax    
Email  karanpriyabrat@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ankur sharma 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS JODHPUR 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care . Aiims jodhpur, rajasthan
Department of anesthesiology and critical care Aiims jodhpur, rajasthan
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342008
India 
Phone  8279265105  
Fax    
Email  ankuranaesthesia@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Priyabrat Karan 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS JODHPUR 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care. Aiims jodhpur, rajasthan
Department of anesthesiology and critical care. Aiims jodhpur, rajasthan
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342008
India 
Phone  8260255556  
Fax    
Email  karanpriyabrat@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AIIMS JODHPUR  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Priyabrat Karan 
Address  Department of anesthesiology and critical care AIIMS jodhpur, Rajasthan pin 342008 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
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 
Priyabrat Karan  AIIMS JODHPUR  Department of anesthesiology and critical care, Aiims jodhpur
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN 
8260255556

karanpriyabrat@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee(Clinical Trial)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K353||Acute appendicitis with localizedperitonitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg intra cuff in endotracheal tube  Use of Dexamethasone in preventing sore throat 
Comparator Agent  Ketamine 20 mg intracuff in endotracheal tube  Use of Ketamine in preventing sore throat 
Comparator Agent  NORMAL SALINE 3ml intracuff in endotracheal tube  To compare dexamethasone , ketamine and normal saline in prevention of sore throat. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All patients between age group 18 to 60 years without any allergic history 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients refusing for trial and patients having allergy to drugs 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence and severity of post-operative Sore throat   Incidence and severity of post-operative Sore throat at 2, 6, 12 & 24 hours after extubation 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence and severity of post-operative hoarseness of voice and post-operative cough   2, 6, 12 & 24 hours after extubation 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="405"
Sample Size from India="405" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/09/2022 
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="1"
Months="2"
Days="30" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation often complain of post-operative sore throat. We are comparing two drugs in this trial to prevent post-operative sore throat in patients undergoing surgery. Prevention of post-operative sore throat helps in patient satisfaction after surgeries . 
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