New study aims to ease sore throats in elderly surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07461467
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether continuously checking and adjusting the pressure of a breathing tube (laryngeal mask airway) can lower the chance of sore throat, hoarseness, and other throat problems in elderly patients after surgery. About 146 people aged 60 and older having non-emergency surgery will take part. The goal is to find the best pressure range to make recovery more comfortable.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 146 people
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- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged ≥ 60years; * Non-cardiac, non-thoracic, and non-head and neck surgery; * Non-laparoscopic surgery; * Elective surgery; * Surgical position: supine position ; * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification Ⅰ-Ⅲ; * New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function classification Ⅰ-Ⅱ; * Expected surgical duration ≥30 minutes and ≤ 2 hours; * Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-30.0 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: * Preoperative predictable difficult airways, such as trismus, limited neck mobility, and other related conditions; * Preoperative pharyngeal and laryngeal complications including sore throat, hoarseness, blood-tinged sputum, and dysphagia; * Preexisting conditions such as loose teeth, laryngeal obstruction, laryngeal edema, acute airway inflammation, and gastrointestinal bleeding; * Comorbidities of respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma; * Allergies to ILMA materials (e.g., silicone, polyvinylchloride \[PVC\]); * Inability to cooperate with the study for any reason; * Participation in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrollment in this study; * Any other circumstances deemed inappropriate for inclusion by the investigators.
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Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China
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