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predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients.

Extended mallampati score and obstructive sleep apnoea as predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/014320
Enrollment
78
Registered
2018-05-31
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- Adults of age 18-60 years, ASA grade 1 and 2, undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Cormack-Lehane Grade: Grading used as a measure of difficult laryngoscopy Control Intervention2: Extended mallampati score: Score used for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy C

Sponsors

Institutional
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA physical health status 1 and 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any gross anatomical abnormalities of head and neck and any obvious malformation of airway Inability to sit and stand erect Inability to open the mouth Radiation induced scarring or post burn contracture of perioral region or neck Limitation of movements of cervical spine Edentulous patients and those with absent incisors Pregnant patients Patients requiring rapid sequence induction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation of combination of Extended Mallampati score (EMS) and Obstructive Sleep apnoea (OSA) risk score with difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: End of laryngoscopy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a. Correlation of Extended Mallampati score and difficult laryngoscopy b. Correlation of OSA risk score and difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: End of laryngoscopy—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Munisha Agarwal

Maulana azad medical college

munisha.agarwal@gmail.com9968604216

Outcome results

None listed

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