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Comparing the Accuracy of Little Finger Diameter and Ultrasound Measured Subglottic Diameter for Estimating Uncuffed Endotracheal Tube Size in Children

Comparitive Study of Little Finger Diameter Measurement with Ultrasonography Subglottic Diameter Measurement to Estimate the Size of the Uncuffed Endotracheal Tube in Pediatric patients - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083163
Enrollment
65
Registered
2025-03-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: NIL

Sponsors

Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA 1 and 2 physical status 2x8 years of both gender Elective Surgeries under General Anaesthesia Parents of children willing to give written informed consent for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anomalies of face, head , neck and spine region Children with birth history of Prematurity or low birth weight Emergency surgeries Obvious scars/mass/ ulcers in neck

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To estimate the correlation between little finger diameter with ultrasonographic subglottic diameter for selection of appropriate sized uncuffed Endotracheal tube as measured by Audible leak testTimepoint: 5 minutes after intubation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNARENDRA BABU MC

Sapthagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Centre

narendrababuchanappa@gmail.com9900214064

Outcome results

None listed

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