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airway assessment to predict difficult endotracheal intubation

An observational prospective study to compare the ratio of patients height to thyromental distance with other airway assessment test for predicting difficult endotracheal intubation.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037057
Enrollment
250
Registered
2021-10-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Government Institute of Medical sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA class 1,2, 3 who require ETT for elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, increased risk of pulmonary aspiration, BMI > 35, inability to communicate, with h/o difficult intubation or signs of abnormal anatomy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV alone and in combination of each test and height to thyromental distance for predicting occurrence of difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: BASELINE—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nazia Nazir

Government Institute of Medical sciences

nazunazir@gmail.com9953090044

Outcome results

None listed

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