Do Throat Pack Used in Dental Treatments Under General Anesthesia of Patients Have an Effect on PONV and Sore Throat?

NCT ID: NCT06169306

Last Updated: 2023-12-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-04-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of throat packs on PONV in dental treatments under general anesthesia in special health care needs.

Detailed Description

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Throat packs are widely used to prevent aspiration of blood and other debris, especially in orofacial surgeries and dental treatments performed under general anesthesia. Aspiration of blood and other secretions into the stomach is one of the important causes of PONV. There is not much evidence that throat packs prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery. The most critical side effects of throat pack application are sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and being forgotten before extubation.

The incidence of cavities and other dental problems is higher in special health care needs due to reasons such as inadequate oral hygiene, malocclusion, high-carbohydrate diet, and lack of awareness about dental health. In this group of patients, dental treatments are primarily performed under general anesthesia. Since side effects are more difficult to identify by the patient, the procedures, technical applications and anaesthesia methods should be those with the least potential for side effects. Evidence is needed regarding the effect of throat packing on PONV. In this study, researchers planned to investigate the effects of using throat tampons during dental treatments under general anesthesia on PONV and sore throat in participants requiring special health care.

Conditions

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Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Sore-throat Dental Caries

Keywords

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PONV sore throath throath pack special health care needs

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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control

Following endotracheal intubation, no throath pack will inserted into the hypopharynx.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

throath pack

Following endotracheal intubation, throath pack will inserted into the hypopharynx.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

throat pack

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Following endotracheal intubation, one saline soaked, throat pack will inserted into the hypopharynx under direct vision. The packs will record in writting on the anaesthesia safety form.

Interventions

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throat pack

Following endotracheal intubation, one saline soaked, throat pack will inserted into the hypopharynx under direct vision. The packs will record in writting on the anaesthesia safety form.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Volunteering to participate in the study with parental consent
* Being between the ages of 5-16
* Being grade 1 or 2 according to the ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) classification
* At least one primary or permanent and one restorative. Having undergone treatment (amalgam or composite restoration)

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a tracheostomy
* Being evaluated as having difficult intubation
* Having an additional disease related to the oesophagus, stomach or intestines, having a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,
* Having a history of PONV,
* Having morbid obesity,
* Having high airway pressure,
* Having a history of allergy to the drugs to be used,
* Needing an anaesthetic agent other than the anaesthesia method to be applied
* Having advanced mental retardation that prevents data collection
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cukurova University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sibel Tetiker

Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sibel Tetiker

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cukurova University Faculty of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry

Central Contacts

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Sibel Tetiker, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +905337217723

Email: [email protected]

Hacer N Uğuz

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +905052856619

Email: [email protected]

References

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Tetiker S, Akdogan HN, Alpay N, Dogan MC. Effect of Dental Throat Pack Used Under General Anesthesia in Children with Special Healthcare Needs on Postoperative Nausea, Vomiting, and Sore Throat: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Med. 2025 Jan 17;14(2):567. doi: 10.3390/jcm14020567.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39860573 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CUDHF-PABD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id