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Comparison between Mallampati Classification & Friedmans Tongue Positions for assessment before anaesthesia

A prospective comparison between Mallampati Classification & Friedmans Tongue Positions for airway assessment and their correlation with Cormac-Lehane grading.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/054281
Enrollment
214
Registered
2023-06-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: Friedmans Tongue Position: The Friedmans Tongue Position will be will be done by the clinician who should ask the patient to open his/her mouth widely, a minimum of 5 times. This allow

Sponsors

Dr Sohan Lal Solanki
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients posted for oncological procedures Requiring laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation Mouth Opening of at least 3 cm. ASA I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Tongue Cancer Ankyloglossia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cormac-Lehane Grading during tracheal IntubationTimepoint: At the time of tracheal intubation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cormac-Lehane Grading during tracheal Intubation in Oral Cancer PatientsTimepoint: At the time of tracheal intubation;Correlation of higher Mallampatti Classification & higher Friedman’s Tongue Position with requirement of video laryngoscope Timepoint: At the time of tracheal intubation;Inter-observer correlation between Mallampatti Classification evaluation and Friedman’s Tongue Position evaluation Timepoint: During airway assessment.;Inter-observer variability of Cormac-Lehane Grading between 1st & 2nd (senior) operator during direct laryngoscopyTimepoint: At the time of tracheal intubation

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vaibhavi Desikan

Tata Memorial Hospital,Mumbao

vaibhavigopal.96@gmail.com9677812093

Outcome results

None listed

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