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A study to assess the ability of anaesthetists to give pressure on the front of the neck while giving general anaesthesia to prevent passage of stomach content into the wind pipe

A prospective study to evaluate the ability of anaesthetists to give effective cricoid pressure using a McGrath Mac Video Laryngoscope

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/07/007106
Enrollment
85
Registered
2016-07-20
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- ASA I and II patients

Interventions

Intervention1: Cricoid pressure: Cricoid pressure is the pressure applied by doctors on the front of the neck to prevent passage on stomach content into the wind pipe and associated complications Cont

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.ASA physical status l and ll patients 2.Scheduled to undergo elective surgical procedures requiring endotracheal tube and nasogastric tube

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.ASA physical status lll and above 2.Emergency surgery 3.Indications for rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia (Full stomach, bowel obstruction, pregnancy, GERD, diabetic gastroparesis) 4.A history of difficult airway 5.BMI more than or equal to 35 6.Pathologies associated with difficulties in laryngoscopy or intubation 7.Anticipated difficult airway on clinical examination (Patil test less than 6.5cm, modified Mallampati test III and IV ) 8.Patients with contraindication for cricoid pressure (suspected cricotracheal injury, active vomiting, unstable cervical spine injuries) 9.Patients undergoing head and neck surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Outcome measure: Inability to pass the nasogastric tube during application of cricoid pressure will be taken as effective cricoid pressureTimepoint: It is the percentage of patients in which effective cricoid pressure was applied.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Outcome measure: The change in glottis view after release of cricoid pressure measured as the change in Cormack and Lehane gradingTimepoint: It is the degree of change in Cormack Lehane view (improvement or worsening) measured as number of grades by which the view changed and expressed as a percentage;2.Outcome measure: Comparison of effectiveness of cricoid pressure across groups of anaesthetists with varying levels of experience (groups A to E)Timepoint: It is the number of cases of effective cricoid pressure in each group of anaesthetists expressed as a percentage of the total number of cases in that group—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactReshma Ambulkar

Tata Memorial Hospital

pooja.pkumar14@gmail.com091-9619424225

Outcome results

None listed

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