Which laryngoscope is better (conventional or video)to intubate in head injury patients by using propofol for induction

COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF CONVENTIONAL LARYNGOSCOPY AND VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY ON HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS DURING INTUBATION IN HEAD INJURY PATIENTS USING PROPOFOL AS AN INDUCTION AGENT : A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070021

Enrollment

120

Registered

2024-07-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Video laryngoscopy Vs conventional laryngoscopy: In this study i will be comparing the efficacy of Video laryngoscopy and conventional laryngoscopy in securing airway in terms of heart

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with traumatic head injury and GCS less than or equal to 8 and presenting within 24 hours of injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Multiple trauma or injuries and already intubated and revisit for same injury and bilateral fixed and dilated pupils and history of cardiovascular diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To measure the changes in heart rate and mean arterial pressure during intubation in head injury patients using video laryngoscope and conventional laryngoscope with propofol as induction agentTimepoint: baseline at the time of presentation, before premedication, after premedication, after induction, at insertion of laryngoscope, at insertion of endotracheal tube, 1,5,10,15 mins after insertion of endotracheal tube	—

Measure

Time frame

To measure the changes in heart rate and mean arterial pressure during intubation in head injury patients using video laryngoscope and conventional laryngoscope with propofol as induction agentTimepoint: baseline at the time of presentation, before premedication, after premedication, after induction, at insertion of laryngoscope, at insertion of endotracheal tube, 1,5,10,15 mins after insertion of endotracheal tube

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1 Time to visualise the glottis 2 Cormack & Lehane grading 3 The time taken for securing the airway 4 Ease of intubation using Likert scale 5 The number of attempts used for intubationTimepoint: At the time of laryngoscopy & endotracheal intubation	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vikas Rajpurohit

Dr SN Medical college, Jodhpur

drvikasrajpurohit@gmail.com9928060011

Outcome results

None listed

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