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Nasal Steam Therapy for Post-extubation Respiratory Events
Sponsor: Ilsan Cha hospital
Summary
The effect of symptom improvement of nasal steam strategy compared to routine management strategy for upper respiratory symptoms occurring after endotracheal intubation in patients aged 19 years or older who underwent surgical removal under anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation was evaluated by the difference in the results of Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey
Official title: Effectiveness and Safety of Nasal Herbal Steam Therapy for Post-extubation Respiratory Events : Pragmatic Randomized Controlled, Parallel Grouped Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - 69 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
66
Start Date
2025-02-18
Completion Date
2027-12-31
Last Updated
2025-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nasal steam therapy
Nasal steam therapy is performed once a every other day for a total of 3three times. The steam inhalation stimulates the acupoints of bilateral LI20, EX-HN8, and EX-HN9
Routine management strategy
Depending on the patient's symptoms and degree of improvement, the clinician may utilize all drugs currently used in clinical practice to improve upper respiratory symptoms, if necessary. All drugs that fall under the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (ATC) codes of non-disease treatment (R01), throat disease treatment (R02), lung disease or expectorant (R03, R05), and other respiratory organ drugs (R06, R07) and other drugs. The usage and dosage should be within the range of the current clinical guidelines.
Locations (1)
Ilsan Cha Hospital
Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea