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The study on certain physical measurements (like head size, neck size, etc.) which can help predict if a newborn baby might have trouble with breathing or intubation (inserting a tube to help them breathe).

An observational study on anthropometric airway parameters as predictive indicators of neonatal difficult airway - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091066
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P84-P84- Other problems with newborn

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesia Sawai nan singh medical college and attached hospitals
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents or guardians willing to give consent for study, ASA grade I and II, elective or emergency non cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Syndromes babies, neonates with congenital maxillofacial defects, neonates with upper airway pathology and neck swellings

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the accuracy of the ratio of frontal plane to chin distance by weight (FPCD/ Weight) to predict difficult laryngoscopy and difficult intubation among neonates.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the accuracy of various anthropometric parameters like age, weight, head circumference (HC), neck circumference (NC), thyromental distance (TMD), sternomental distance (SMD) & Frontal plane to chin distance (FPCD) to predict difficult laryngoscopy & difficult intubation among neonatesTimepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ayushi Agarwal

SMS Medical College

neelam_dogra24@yahoo.com9928709289

Outcome results

None listed

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