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Factors Associated With Occluding the Upper Esophagus by Paratracheal Force

Factors Associated With Occluding the Upper Esophagus by Paratracheal Force

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06210867
Enrollment
180
Registered
2024-01-18
Start date
2024-02-27
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2024-02-14

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

Conditions

Intubation Complication

Brief summary

We aim to identify anatomical factors that affect upper esophageal occlusion during the application of paratracheal pressure.

Detailed description

Measure the sternomental distance, thyromental distance, neck length, neck circumference, Mallampati score, BMI, Neck motion, inter-incisor gap, thyrosternal distance. And analysis these factors are associated with upper esophageal occlusion or not.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* ≥ 19 years old * schedule for general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* Limited neck extension * Abnormality or anomaly, history of surgery in the neck, esophagus, face, upper airway part. * Who has weak teeth * Who has pulmonary aspiration risk

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of esophageal occlusion rate10 secEsophageal occlusion is defined as passing an esophageal stethoscope

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactJin-Young Hwang, MD,PhD
mistyblue15@naver.com82-2-870-2851

Outcome results

None listed

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