Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Can a better scope spare your throat after surgery?

NCT ID NCT07077733

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hacettepe University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial compares three devices used to place a breathing tube during surgery: a videolaryngoscope, a videostylet, and a fiberoptic bronchoscope. Researchers want to see which one leads to the least sore throat and hoarseness after the tube is removed. The study includes 311 adults aged 18 to 65 who are having elective surgery and are not expected to have a difficult airway. Participants will be checked for throat pain and hoarseness 20 minutes and 6 hours after waking up.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Three airway devices: videolaryngoscope, videostylet, and fiberoptic bronchoscope
What this could lead to
If one device proves gentler, it could reduce post-surgery throat pain and hoarseness for millions of patients.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and early, and results may not apply to people with difficult airways or other health conditions.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

311 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2024

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients aged between 18 and 65 years with an ASA physical status score of I or II, who underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia at the operating rooms of Hacettepe University Hospital, were enrolled.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * The requirement for endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia during elective surgery in our hospital * Being between 18 and 65 years of age * Having an ASA physical status classification of I or II * Providing informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a coagulation disorder * Being identified as a patient with a predicted difficult airway (Patients anticipated to have a difficult airway during standard preoperative anesthesia evaluation and documented as such in the preoperative assessment notes. Relevant criteria include: Mallampati score of 3 or 4, upper lip bite test grade 3, short neck length, abnormal neck anatomy or limited neck mobility, micrognathia/retrognathia, facial deformities/trauma, and mouth opening less than 3 cm.) * Presence of obesity (body mass index \> 35 kg/m²) * Undergoing head and neck surgery in which postoperative sore throat is expected due to the surgical site * Placement of a nasogastric (NG) tube during surgery, which may contribute to postoperative sore throat * Refusal to participate in the study

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Postoperative sore throat are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Postoperative sore throat

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi

    Ankara, altındağ, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.