Study of the impact of operation theatre table height on ease of inserting the endotracheal tube in the wind pipe of the patient using the video laryngoscope

Impact of table height on ease of intubation using the video laryngoscope - a prospective, randomised study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/02/030911

Enrollment

102

Registered

2021-02-01

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Endotracheal intubation: Endotracheal intubation using the video laryngoscope with patient table height at the level of nipple of the intubator Control Intervention2: Endotrache

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients more than 18 years of age of either sex of ASA 1 and ASA 2 undergoing elective surgical procedures requiring general anaesthesia and endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal, anticipated difficult airway, obese patient with BMI >30, Mouth opening less than 3 finger breadth, Neck circumference >44cm, missing incisor teeth, full stomach patients, pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effects of different table heights on the total time for tracheal intubation while using a video laryngoscopeTimepoint: Total Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTTI) will be assessed intraoperatively from the time the video laryngoscope is held in hand of intubator till the intubator takes out the video laryngoscope from mouth of patient after successful endotracheal intubation at different patient table heights	—

Measure

Time frame

To study the effects of different table heights on the total time for tracheal intubation while using a video laryngoscopeTimepoint: Total Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTTI) will be assessed intraoperatively from the time the video laryngoscope is held in hand of intubator till the intubator takes out the video laryngoscope from mouth of patient after successful endotracheal intubation at different patient table heights

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the time for glottic exposure (TGE), time for tracheal intubation (TTI), number of laryngoscopy attempts, discomfort level of the investigator with respect to the table height, change in body positioning with respect to table height, grades of visualization of vocal cords at different heights, post operative sore throat.Timepoint: Time of Glottic Exposure (TGE) will be taken as the time taken from taking the laryngoscope in hand to satisfactory vocal cord visualization by the intubator. Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTI) will be taken as the time taken from taking the endotracheal tube in hand to taking out the laryngoscope from patientâ??s mouth by the intubator. Post operative sore throat (POST) will be assessed one hour after the completion of surgical procedure.	—

Measure

Time frame

To evaluate the time for glottic exposure (TGE), time for tracheal intubation (TTI), number of laryngoscopy attempts, discomfort level of the investigator with respect to the table height, change in body positioning with respect to table height, grades of visualization of vocal cords at different heights, post operative sore throat.Timepoint: Time of Glottic Exposure (TGE) will be taken as the time taken from taking the laryngoscope in hand to satisfactory vocal cord visualization by the intubator. Time for Tracheal Intubation (TTI) will be taken as the time taken from taking the endotracheal tube in hand to taking out the laryngoscope from patientâ??s mouth by the intubator. Post operative sore throat (POST) will be assessed one hour after the completion of surgical procedure.

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHarmandeep Singh Chhatwal

Max Super Specialty Hospital

drnambiath@yahoo.com9999109402

Outcome results

None listed

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