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Administrative data

NCT number NCT06052189
Other study ID # 35566/6/22
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date May 1, 2022
Est. completion date May 1, 2023

Study information

Verified date September 2023
Source Tanta University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to evaluate the ultrasonographic parameters (distance from skin to epiglottis (DSE) and distance from skin to vocal cords (DSVC)) as preoperative predictors of difficult laryngoscopy in non-suspected difficult airway patients undergoing elective surgery.


Description:

Airway management is an integral part of general anesthesia. It simply aims to secure the patient's airway and achieve adequate ventilation and oxygenation for the patient undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. Unsuccessful airway management due to the unexpected difficulty in laryngoscopy is a life-threatening situation and may lead to morbidity and mortality. Many conventional clinical tests are used in preoperative airway assessment such as modified Mallampati classification, Thyro-mental distance, inter-incisor distance, cervical mobility, and neck circumference, which are used to predict difficulty in the airway, but they have limited value and low sensitivity and specificity. Difficult laryngoscopy cannot be always predicted based on the preoperative assessment by conventional clinical tests. Some patients are thought to have an easy airway by clinical tests, but they show an unexpected difficulty in the laryngoscopy. The laryngeal view of the patient can be assessed and graded during direct laryngoscopy using the Cormack and Lehane grading scale and its modification that describes the laryngoscopy as easy or difficult. Ultrasonography is a valuable promising tool for preoperative airway evaluation through identifying important sonoanatomy of the upper airway such as epiglottis, thyroid cartilage, and vocal cords.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 85
Est. completion date May 1, 2023
Est. primary completion date May 1, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Aged 18 - 65 years. - Both sexes. - Patients who aren't suspected to have a difficult airway after preoperative airway assessment by conventional clinical tests such as modified Mallampati classification (MMC), thyromental distance (TMD), inter-incisor distance (IID), cervical mobility (CM), And neck circumference (NC). - American society of anesthesia (ASA) I, II, and III physical status. - Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaethesia. Exclusion Criteria: - Patients with maxillofacial injury and airway trauma. - Patients with a history of previous difficult intubation. - Patients with anatomical abnormalities. - Neck scarring, swelling, or burn. - Pregnancy. - Obesity.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Ultrasound
Ultrasonographic parameters: in the parasagittal plane (1cm from midline) with the patient lying supine, without a pillow, head, and neck in the neutral position, looking straight ahead with mouth closed and the tongue on the floor of the mouth without any movement.

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Tanta University Tanta El-Gharbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tanta University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Correlation between the ultrasonographic parameters and the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale Correlation between the ultrasonographic parameters (distance from skin to epiglottis ( DSE) and distance from skin to vocal cords (DSVC)) and the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale of laryngoscopy as easy or difficult 10 minutes during intubation.
Secondary Sensitivity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict difficult laryngoscopy. Measurement of Sensitivity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict difficult laryngoscopy.
Laryngeal view grading according to the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale where grades 1 and 2a are considered easy laryngoscopy and grades 2b, 3, and 4 are considered difficult laryngoscopy.
10 minutes during intubation.
Secondary Sensitivity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to vocal cords to easy laryngoscopy. Measurement of Sensitivity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict easy laryngoscopy.
Laryngeal view grading according to the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale where grades 1 and 2a are considered easy laryngoscopy and grades 2b, 3, and 4 are considered difficult laryngoscopy.
10 minutes during intubation.
Secondary Specificity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict difficult laryngoscopy. Measurement of Specificity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict difficult laryngoscopy.
Laryngeal view grading according to the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale where grades 1 and 2a are considered easy laryngoscopy and grades 2b, 3, and 4 are considered difficult laryngoscopy.
10 minutes during intubation.
Secondary Specificity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to vocal cords to easy laryngoscopy. Measurement of Specificity of ultrasonographic distance from skin to epiglottis to predict easy laryngoscopy.
Laryngeal view grading according to the modified Cormack and Lehane grading scale where grades 1 and 2a are considered easy laryngoscopy and grades 2b, 3, and 4 are considered difficult laryngoscopy.
10 minutes during intubation.
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