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To study the effect of three head positions on ease of placing tube in wind pipe

Evaluation of videolaryngoscopy guided tracheal intubation characteristics in neutral, sniffing and simple extension head position in adult patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/022744
Enrollment
180
Registered
2020-01-14
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: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Interventions

Intervention1: Neutral and simple extension head position: Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation characteristics with head in neutral and simple extension head position Control Intervention1: Sniffing

Sponsors

Safdarjung Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with tracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with predicted difficult airway requiring awake tracheal intubation 2.Obvious malformation of the neck or face, known oropharyngeal pathology, unstable cervical spine 3.Patients requiring rapid sequence intubation 4.Pregnancy 5. BMI > 30 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the neutral, sniffing and simple extension head position for ease of videolaryngoscopy-guided tracheal intubation using Modified Intubation Difficulty Score in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesiaTimepoint: At the time of videolaryngoscopy and tracheal intubation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Intubation time 2. Laryngoscopic view assessed by Cormack and Lehane grading and by Percentage of Glottic Opening (POGO) score 3. First attempt success rate Timepoint: At the time of videolaryngoscopy and tracheal intubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSmita Prakash

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

drsunilprakash@gmail.com26198462

Outcome results

None listed

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