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Impact Of Pillow Height On Glottic View In ICU Patients

Impact of pillow height On glottis view in ICU patients- A prospective randomised study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056551
Enrollment
93
Registered
2023-08-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Pillow: Using an appropriately sized Macintosh blade, direct laryngoscopy will be performed, and the glottic view will be assessed without a pillow, or with non-compressible pillows of

Sponsors

M S Ramaiah Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients getting admitted in ICU and requiring intubation.Patients who are hemodynamically stable. Patients not having respiratory distress.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Body mass index (BMI) 30.Anticipated difficult airway.Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Glottic View will be assessed based on CL grading Grade 1 â?? Full view of glottis Grade 2A â?? Partial view of glottis Grade 2B â?? Only arytenoids seen Grade 3 â?? Only epiglottis seen Grade 4 â?? Neither epiglottis nor glottis seenTimepoint: While Intubating at baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of attempts for successfull intubationTimepoint: three different pillow heights (without a pillow, 5 cm, & 10 cm)—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR Vikas K N

MS RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE

vikas.vikas7@gmail.com9844186745

Outcome results

None listed

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