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To study the effect of measurements of the face and neck on difficulty in seeing the larynx during anaesthesia in the Indian population

Sternomental distance and sternomental displacement as predictors for difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/12/005306
Enrollment
610
Registered
2014-12-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Difficult laryngoscopy

Interventions

Intervention1: observational study: Observational study Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not applicable

Sponsors

Safdarjang Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA physical status I- III adult patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring tracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with obvious malformation of the neck or face in whom tracheal intubation under general anesthesia would be contraindicated, inter incisor distance < 1.5cm, unstable cervical spine, and patients requiring rapid sequence induction.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)To determine the optimum threshold value of SMD for difficult laryngoscopy in the Indian population. 2) To determine the extent of SMD displacement that correlates with difficult laryngoscopy. Timepoint: At induction of anaesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the optimum threshold value of SMD for difficult intubation in the Indian population.Timepoint: At induction of anaesthesia—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSmita Prakash

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi, India

drsunilprakash@gmail.com09810347125

Outcome results

None listed

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