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a study to determine if ultrasound is helpful in predicting difficulty in intubating pediatric patients

Use of ultrasound as a tool to predict difficult intubation in pediatric patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/11/021880
Enrollment
90
Registered
2019-11-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J399- Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: nil: nil Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Sponsors

Dr Anil Agarwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients in the specified age group undergoing elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of parents’ consent Child not co-operative Patients with head or neck anomalies Syndromic patients Patients undergoing emergency surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the utility of ultrasonographic measurements of tongue width, tongue thickness, tonsil size, hyo-mental distance and thyrohyoid distance of pediatric patients in predicting difficult intubationTimepoint: Night before surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To determine the predictive value of these ultrasonographic measurements in determination of optimal endotracheal tube size.Timepoint: At the time of induction of surgery;2. To examine the association between these ultrasonographic measurements and airway clinical screening tests (interincisor gap, Mallampati grade and thyromental distance)Timepoint: Night before surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shruti Pandey

Sanjay gandhi post graduate institute of medical sciences

anil_sgpgi@hotmail.com8004904589

Outcome results

None listed

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