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A study comparing two different scoring systems namely Fremantle score and Modified Intubation Difficulty score for assessing ease of placing breathing tubes in children for surgeries under general anesthesia

AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY COMPARING FREMANTLE SCORE AND MODIFIED INTUBATION DIFFICULTY SCORE FOR EASE OF INTUBATION ON VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERIES UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA WITH ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094428
Enrollment
182
Registered
2025-09-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

BHARATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients aged between 2-8 years of age with American Society of Anaesthesiologists(ASA) Grade I & II of both sexes. 2) Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients having anticipated difficult airway will be excludued like, 1)Patient having multiple facial trauma, 2) Patients having oral or nasal cavity masses, 3) Patients having midline neck swellings, 4) Patients having tracheal pathology like tracheal stenosis, tracheo esophageal fistula, tracheomalacia etc, 5) if intra operative position of patient is prone, 6) parents refusal to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare Fremantle score and modified intubation difficulty score for ease intubation on videolaryngoscopy in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubationTimepoint: 3-5 minutes from the time of videolaryngoscopy. .

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare success rate of intubation in first attempt with Fremantle score & modified intubation difficulty score.Timepoint: 3-5 minutes from the time of videolaryngoscopy

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR VISAKH K MOHAN

BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE

drswamisarita@yahoo.in9822846369

Outcome results

None listed

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