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Preoperative Airway Assessment Using Ultrasonographic Skin-to-Epiglottis Distance: A Prospective Predictor of Difficult Laryngoscopy

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Skin-to-Epiglottis Distance as a Predictor of Difficult Airway

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/05/110977
Enrollment
115
Registered
2026-05-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Ria Louise Johnstone
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 years and older 2. Patients requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who opted out of the study. 2. Patients with obvious features of difficult airway such as maxillofacial anomalies, restricted neck movements, limited mouth opening and obese patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To find out the predictive value of increase in the skin-to-epiglottis distance in predicting difficult intubationTimepoint: From pre operative scanning till intubation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To find the cut off value of skin- to- epiglottis distance to predicting difficult intubationTimepoint: From pre operative scanning till intubation—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ananda Bangera

KS Hegde Medical Academy

anandabangera@gmail.com9845278880

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026