Comparing two breathing tube shapes to see which is easier to insert in babies less than one year

Comparison of C-shaped with Hockey stick shaped stylet for endotracheal intubation in neonates and infants using miller blade videolaryngoscope - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/09/095368

Enrollment

130

Registered

2025-09-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: C-shaped stylet: After group allocation, .Induction of general anaesthesia will be carried out as per Institutional protocol. Meanwhile, endotracheal tube will be prepared into C shape

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children less than 12 months of age for surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation Patients those who are classified as Grade 1 and 2 according to American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with anticipated difficult airway Patients with upper respiratory tract infections

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare C-shaped with Hockey stick shaped stylet for endotracheal intubation in neonates and infants using C-MAC Miller videolaryngoscope in terms of ETT Placement time, the time from obtaining the best glottic view till the passage of endotracheal tube into the glottis up to the desired depth.Timepoint: It is assessed intraoperatively after induction of general Anaesthesia during attempt at endotracheal intubation	—

Measure

Time frame

To compare C-shaped with Hockey stick shaped stylet for endotracheal intubation in neonates and infants using C-MAC Miller videolaryngoscope in terms of ETT Placement time, the time from obtaining the best glottic view till the passage of endotracheal tube into the glottis up to the desired depth.Timepoint: It is assessed intraoperatively after induction of general Anaesthesia during attempt at endotracheal intubation

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to glottic visualization using Miller blade Videolaryngoscope Incidence of successful intubation in first attempt in less than 30 seconds Number of intubation attemptsTimepoint: It is assessed intraoperatively after induction of general Anaesthesia during attempt at endotracheal intubation	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vanya Chugh

Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital

vanya_chugh@yahoo.co.in9999977026

Outcome results

None listed

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