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Comparison of an innovative technique of securing difficult airway with fibreoptic bronchoscope using spirally split nasopharyngeal airway(SNPA) with its conventional technique.

An innovative technique for nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation using SNPA and comparison with conventional technique : RCT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/08/035320
Enrollment
50
Registered
2021-08-02
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: X- New Technology

Interventions

Intervention1: Nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation using innovative technique: Nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation by innovative technique using split nasopharyngeal airway (SNPA) Control Intervention1:

Sponsors

IMS BHU
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: maxillofacial trauma patients with restricted mouth opening or difficulty in intubation, requiring surgery under general anesthesia and will be intubated using awake fibre-optic intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age less than 18 years or more then 65 yrs, contraindication for nasal intubation, allergy to local anaesthesia, pregnancy and infection at local site.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
duration of intubationTimepoint: duration of intubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ease of intubation, hemodynamic stability, complication rateTimepoint: during intubation

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavita Meena

IMS BHU

kavitameenabhu@gmail.com9711897587

Outcome results

None listed

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