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To Know effectiveness of Physical Examination of Oral cavity , Neck and Ultrasound Examination of Neck to Predict Difficulty of placing Tube into Trachea for Giving General Anesthesia

Difficult airway prediction using Clinical and Ultrasound airway assessment parameters:A Prospective Observational Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087303
Enrollment
175
Registered
2025-05-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H701- Chronic mastoiditis Health Condition 2: K432- Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene Health Condition 3: C509- Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site Health Condition 4: C539- Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri, unspecified Health Condition 5: C20- Malignant neoplasm of rectum Health Condition 6: M169- Osteoarthritis of hip, unspecified Health Condition 7: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Christian Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults above 18yrs of age , classified as ASA1 and ASA 2 undergoing Elective Surgeries- Plastics Surgeries, Gynaecology Surgeries, Urology Surgeries, General Surgeries, Ortho Surgeries, ENT surgeries under General Anaesthesia in CMC Town Campus and Ranipet Campus requiring intubation for surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Anticipated Difficult Airway-Pregnant women,Patients with known airway-Oral, pharyngeal, Laryngeal pathologies, Cervical Vertebral diseases, Large Thyroid and Parathyroid Swelling, Submandibular Salivary Gland Pathology, Healed Post Tracheostomy scar, Post Burn Contractures of Neck, or any scar over the neck and patients posted for Oro-Pharyngeo-Laryngeal procedures , Emergency surgeries,Mentally Challenged, Superspeciality Surgery Neuro Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery are excluded from this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Predictive Value of Ultrasound Airway Assessment in Difficult AirwayTimepoint: At time of Induction

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Predictive Value of Clinical Airway Assessment in Difficult AirwayTimepoint: At time of Intubation;Comparison of Predictive Value of ultrasound Airway assessment with Clinical Airway Assessment for Difficult Airway PredictionTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactThamizhanban D

Christrian Medical College

smitha.lizgeorge@gmail.com9655820582

Outcome results

None listed

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