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Thyromental Height Test for predicting difficult intubation in elderly population

Comparison of Thyromental Height test with Ratio of Height to Thyromental Distance, Sternomental Distance and Modified Mallampatti in predicting Difficult Laryngoscopy in Elderly Population: An Observational Prospective Study - TMHT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/03/041528
Enrollment
81
Registered
2022-03-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

RRMCH Bengaluru
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Elective surgery requiring general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation 2.Age group > 65 years 3.ASA grade I -III 4.BMI < 40 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.Unable to give consent 3.Pre-existing airway malformations or pathology like facial or cervical fractures 4.Unstable spine and history of cervical spine fixation 5.Maxillofacial abnormality 6.Patients with tracheostomy tubes 7.Pregnant patients 8.BMI > 40 kg/ m2 9.Emergency surgery 10.Nasal intubation 11.Intubation with fiberoptic scope or glidescope 12.Awake fibreoptic intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To find out the sensitivity of thyromental height test in predicting difficult laryngoscopy elderly population.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Comparison of thyromental height test and other airway tests (Ratio of height to thyromental distance, sternomental distance and modifed Mallampati test) in predicting diffcult tracheal laryngoscopy.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Jyoti Petkar

Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru

jokiran2009@gmail.com7726899533

Outcome results

None listed

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