Comparison of insertion of tube in windpipe with the help of C Mac videolaryngoscope(common blade vs. D blade in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgeries.

Comparative evaluation of nasotracheal intubation with C Mac Videolaryngoscope conventional blade vs. D blade using cuff inflation technique in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgeries: A prospective randomized study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/09/015630

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx Health Condition 2: null- Patient having head and neck cancer

Interventions

Intervention1: Group D: Nasotracheal intubation will be done with C-Mac video laryngoscope using D-blade with cuff inflation technique after induction of anaesthesia. This process will take approximat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1Patients with diagnosis of primary oro-pharyngeal cancer posted for surgery. 2Physical status-ASA I and ASA II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1The presence of predictors of difficult bag and mask ventilation (presence of beard, obese with BMI >35, snoring, edentulous, intraoral tumors, receding chin etc.) and intubation, including decreased inter-incisor distance ( 2Patients with contraindication of nasal intubation(suspected epiglottitis, midface instability coagulopathy, suspected basilar skull fractures, apnea or impending respiratory arrest, large nasal polyps, suspected nasal foreign bodies, recent nasal surgery, upper neck hematoma or infection, history of frequent episodes of epistaxis)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the time required for intubation with C-Mac video laryngoscope with conventional blade and D-blade using cuff inflation technique.Timepoint: After induction of anaesthesia and during intubation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.To compare the percentage of glottis opening (POGO) obtained in both the groups. 2.To evaluate the ease of NTI with the two techniques of intubation by modified nasal intubation difficulty scaling (NIDS). Timepoint: 1.At the time of induction of anaesthesia and intubation 2. After intubation	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vinod Kumar

Dr BRA IRCH AIIMS

vkchanpadia@gmail.com01129575106

Outcome results

None listed

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