Lightwand-assisted intubation: a comparative study between obese and normal-weight patients

Lightwand-assisted intubation: a comparative study between obese and normal-weight patients - lightwand and obesity

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000006287

Enrollment

Registered

2011-09-05

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

patients undergone orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia were recruited into the study

Interventions

Patients with BMI more than or equal to 30 and less than 39.9 Patients with BMI more than or equal to 19 and less than 24.9

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients undergone general anesthesia for elective surgery were recruited into the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of difficult intubation, known airway abnormality, limited head-neck movement 2.Major surgery including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurosurgical, or transplantation surgery 3.Possibility of pregnancy or lactating women 4.Those with preexisting coma or hoarseness 5.Those with oral or vocal cord surgery 6.Patient who has a history of mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Success rate and lightwand search time	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
complications	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026