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Combining physical exams with ultrasound to predict how hard it will be to place a breathing tube in patients with mouth or throat cancers.

Use of Clinical and Ultrasonographic Parameters for Prediction of Difficult Laryngoscopy in Patients with Oral and Oro-Pharyngeal Malignancies - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/01/079529
Enrollment
85
Registered
2025-01-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasonographic airway assessment: Ultrasound measurements will be conducted in the presurgical area by two experienced anesthesiologists using the same examination protocol. The pati

Sponsors

Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients undergoing elective surgery for oral and oro-pharyngal cancer 2. Patients who consent to the use of assessment methods (clinical and ultrasonographic parameters )

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Previous history of head and neck surgery 2.Already tracheostomised patients or in where tracheotomy was deemed as the primary method of airway management 3.Patients in whom laryngoscopy was not attempted (fibro-optic / flexible videoendoscope used as primary method for intubation ) 4.BMI more than 30 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anticipation of difficult intubation in oral and oro-pharyngeal malignancies using clinical and ultrasonographic parametersTimepoint: from the time patient is assessed in pre recovery till the tube places—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
diagnostic accuracy of both parametersTimepoint: from the time patient is assessed in pre recovery till the tube places—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Khushpreet

Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research

sgrdanaesthesia@gmail.com9815632909

Outcome results

None listed

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