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ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF AIRWAY IN PREDICTING DIFFICULT AIRWAY

Comparison of ultrasonic angle between glottis and epiglottis with anterior neck soft tissue thickness at the level of vocal cords in predicting difficult laryngoscopy - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/062011
Enrollment
400
Registered
2024-01-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Sharon Shibi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 to 70 years, any gender, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class 1 to 3 scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria 1)Refusal to participate 2)Pregnancy 3)Patients with obvious airway pathology 4)Cervical spine injury 5)Maxillofacial deformities and fractures •Limited mouth opening, limited neck movement •Edentulous

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To find out the predictive value of angle between epiglottis & glottis & soft tissue thickness at the level of vocal cords in predicting difficult laryngoscopy Timepoint: Baseline,4 weeks and 8 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)To find out the predictive value of combination of soft tissue thickness at vocal cord level & the angle between glottis & epiglottis in predicting difficult laryngoscopy 2)To find out the cut off value of angle between glottis & epiglottis in predicting difficult laryngoscopy 3)To find out the cut off value of soft tissue thickness at vocal cord level in predicting difficult laryngoscopyTimepoint: At baseline, 4 weeks & 8 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSripada G Mehandale

K S Hegde medical academy, Manglore

sripadamehandale@nitte.edu.in9448384310

Outcome results

None listed

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