Comparison of Pentax-AWS Airway Scope and Airtraq for tracheal intubation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Comparison of Pentax-AWS Airway Scope and Airtraq for tracheal intubation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea - AWS vs Airtraq for OSA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016810

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-16

Start date

2015-03-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

patients, who were diagnosed as having OSA, which was confirmed by polysomnography, but otherwise healthy were recruited into the study

Interventions

in AWS group, the patient was placed in the sniffing position, and then laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation were performed with Pentax-AWS Airway Scope. in Airtraq group, the patient was placed i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients (ASA physical status I or II) scheduled for elective uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) under general anaesthesia were included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1, Patients who had loosened teeth; 2, Patients who had a mouth opening of < 18mm, which is a minimum clearance for the disposable transparent blade; 3, Patients with any pathology in the neck, pharynx or larynx, a risk factor for aspiration of gastric contents; 4, Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to an anaesthetic drug;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
intubation difficulty scale score	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactChen jie

Third Military Medical University Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital,

cjandsh@tmmu.edu..cn+81-086-23-68754197

Outcome results

None listed

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