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Assessment of the depth of insertion of endotracheal tube in children

Depth of insertion of endotracheal tube in children - fibreoptic assessment

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/06/005871
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-06-04
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- scheduled to undergo general endotracheal anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: fibreoptic evaluation with head in flexion: fibreoptic evaluation depth of the of tracheal tube insertion Intervention2: fibreoptic evaluation with head in extension: fibreoptic scope w

Sponsors

Kasturba Hospital KMC Manipal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children in the age group 2 - 10 years undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia requiring orotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Predicted / anticipated difficult airway Predicted / anticipated hyper reactive airway Intubation by means other than direct laryngoscopy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
FOB evaluation for position of the tip of tracheal tube in relation to carina at the end of intubation with head in neutral position, extension, flexion respectively To compare clinical method for determining the appropriate depth of tracheal tube insertion Versus Cole formula and the formula determined by ID of the tracheal tube Timepoint: Three minutes following tracheal intubation, all the measurements will be taken with first the head in neutral, then in extension and finally in flexion position, respectively.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate a set of airway parameters to determine the most suitable parameter for ideal placement of tracheal tube Timepoint: Postoperatively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactManjunath Prabhu

Department of Anaesthesia, KMC, Manipal

drpriyalogia@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026