Modified Mallampati Scoring Technique for Airway Assessment

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03443947

Acronym

mod mallampati

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-02-23

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2018-02-23

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Conditions

Intubation;Difficult

Brief summary

comparing a new technique for airway assessment using tongue depressor versus conventional mallampati scoring system. Using tongue depressor to improve airway score is suggested to increase reliability of airway assessment model

Interventions

DEVICETongue depressor group

using a tongue depressor to assess airway score without tongue protrusion

PROCEDUREcontrol group

airway assessment after tongue protrusion

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients scheduled for elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

* known difficult airway trismus cases maxillofacial anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
assessment of airway difficulty	before intubation	correlation between airway score and view during laryngoscopy

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026