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A Study on Using Shoulder and Neck Measurements to Predict Breathing Tube Placement Difficulty in Patients undergoing surgery.

A prospective observational study of the performance of the acromioaxillosuprasternal notch index in predicting difficult visualization of the larynx - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095690
Enrollment
85
Registered
2025-10-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z018- Encounter for other specified special examinations

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Sathish kumar M
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 18-60 years ASA grade -1,2 Patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient who denies consent Patient with prominent features of the difficult airway with facial abnormalities Morbid obesity BMI more than 35kg/sq.m Restricted mouth opening, edentulous Cervical spine anomalies Uncooperative and pregnant patients Patients with anatomical deformity of head, neck and thorax

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is the incidence of difficult laryngoscopy(Cormack-lehane grade III-IV) measured at the time of laryngoscopy immediately after induction of anesthesiaTimepoint: The outcome of difficult visualization of the larynx will be assessed at the time of laryngoscopy during induction of anesthesia.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSathish kumar M

Chettinad hospital and research institute

ashokk_dr@yahoo.com9840498420

Outcome results

None listed

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