Upwards Laryngeal Handshake Technique and Simple Palpation for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage

Upwards Laryngeal Handshake Technique and Simple Palpation for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage : a Randomized Comparative Study

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06210893

Enrollment

140

Registered

2024-01-18

Start date

2024-02-26

Completion date

2024-12-31

Last updated

2024-02-14

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Conditions

Technique for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage

Brief summary

This study aims to compare upwards laryngeal handshake technique and simple palpation for locating the cricoid cartilage.

Interventions

OTHERThe cricoid cartilage is located.

The cricoid cartilage is located.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

* History of neck surgery * Anatomical anomaly or skin lesion in the neck * History of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Success rate for the correct identification of the cricoid cartilage	At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia	Identification of the cricoid cartilage is evaluated using ultrasound.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Distance from the cricoid cartilage center	At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia	Distance from the cricoid cartilage center to the identification of the cricoid cartilage is assessed.

Outcome results

None listed

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