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General AnesthesiaNCT02745964

A Comparison of LMA-Supreme and I-gel for the Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat

A study testing LMA supreme and I-gel in people with General Anesthesia, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the incidence of the postoperative sore throat between LMA supreme and I-gel. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 years and older
Conditions the study is for
General Anesthesia
What is being tested?
LMA supreme and I-gel
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
8 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
9 May 2016to 11 Jun 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 19 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • adult patients aged over 19 years who are scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia using the laryngeal mask airway

Who cannot join

  • Anticipated difficult airway
  • Expected duration of surgery more than 4 hours
  • body mass index more than 35 kg/m2
  • pregnancy
  • Upper gastrointestinal surgery or open abdominal surgery.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSeverance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, Korea, 03722

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the incidence of the postoperative sore throat between LMA supreme and I-gel.

Being tested
LMA supreme, I-gel

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • LMA supremeDevice

    Anesthesia is maintained using LMA supreme in LMA supreme group or using I-gel in I-gel group according to the randomly allocated groups.

  • I-gelDevice

    Anesthesia is maintained using LMA supreme in LMA supreme group or using I-gel in I-gel group according to the randomly allocated groups.

Study groups in NCT02745964
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
LMA supremeExperimentalAnesthesia is maintained using LMA supreme during surgery.
Receives: Device: LMA supreme
I-gelActive comparatorAnesthesia is maintained using I-gel during surgery.
Receives: Device: I-gel

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Postoperative sore throat

    The postoperative sore throat will be evaluated after the end of surgery by the investigator who are blinded to the group assignments. The investigator will ask the participant about his/her sore throat status.

    Measured: within 24 hours after the end of surgery.

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Postoperative dysphagia

    The postoperative dysphagia will be evaluated after the end of surgery by the investigator who are blinded to the group assignments. The investigator will ask the participant about his/her status.

    Measured: within 24 hours after the end of surgery

  2. Postoperative dysphonia

    The postoperative dysphonia will be evaluated after the end of surgery by the investigator who are blinded to the group assignments. The investigator will ask the participant about his/her status.

    Measured: within 24 hours after the end of surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start9 May 2016
  3. Primary completion11 Jun 2016
  4. Study completion11 Jun 2016

Why it stopped: This study was closed earlier than planned because of lack of research staff.

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
8 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02745964
Sponsor's protocol ID
4-2016-0144
Status last verified
Jul 2018
First submitted
18 Apr 2016
Last updated
18 Jul 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No: no plan to share data

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing LMA supreme and I-gel in people with General Anesthesia, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jul 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: This study was closed earlier than planned because of lack of research staff.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Postoperative sore throat (time frame: within 24 hours after the end of surgery.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jul 2018.

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