A clinical trial to compare the videolaryngoscope-guided insertion of an airway tube in the trachea through the nasal channel with and without the use of a bougie in patients who are scheduled for surgery.

Comparison of bougie versus non-bougie guided nasotracheal intubation done by videolaryngoscope in patients undergoing elective surgery. - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/055762

Enrollment

108

Registered

2023-07-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nasotracheal intubation with bougie: The paediatric bougie will be inserted through the nasal route into the hypopharynx, and then under indirect vision of C-MAC videolaryngoscope, it w

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients planned for elective surgery under general anesthesia via nasotracheal tube will be included in the study. 1. Age between 18 and 65 years, 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status (PS) I or II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Anticipated difficult mask ventilation or videolaryngoscopy - Pregnancy - History of epistaxis - Restricted mouth opening - Nasal deformity - Anticoagulation therapy (including daily aspirin) - Emergency surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess for nasopharyngeal bleeding at 1 min post intubation.Timepoint: Nasopharyngeal bleeding at 1 min post intubation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- To evaluate number of intubation attempts. - To check total time for successful intubation.Timepoint: total time for successful intubation upto 1 minute	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKunal Singh

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna

drsinghkunal@gmail.com9411514945

Outcome results

None listed

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