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Comparison of use of three different laryngoscopes in children

A randomised trial to compare Truview PCD, C-MAC and Macintosh laryngoscopes in paediatric airway management

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/09/003011
Enrollment
150
Registered
2012-09-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Paeditric patients posted for elective surgery requiring general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Interventions

Intervention1: Truview PCD Laryngoscope: It is a new videolaryngoscope which gives an indirect view of the vocal cords and previous literature has shown it to be better than the standard macintosh lar

Sponsors

Lady Hardinge Medical College and ASSOC HOSPITALS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1-6 yrs either sex elective surgery requiring general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA physical grade 2, presence of raised intracranial pressure, high risk for pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents, coagulopathy presence of any pathology of head and neck

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Best laryngeal view obtained (POGO score)Timepoint: At the time of laryngoscopy

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time taken to intubate No. of attempts at intubation No. of failed intubations No. of episodes of desaturation Trauma caused Need for external laryngeal maneuverTimepoint: During intubation and after that

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nishant Kumar

Lady Hardinge Medical College and Assoc. Hospitals

kumarnishant@yahoo.co.uk

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026