STOP-Bang Questionnaire: a Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Difficult Mask/intubation?

Recruiting

• Conditions: Difficult Intubation; Airway Disease
• Interventions: Other: STOP BANG

• Registration Number: NCT06247631
• Lead Sponsor: Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Difficult airway management remains the leading cause of anaesthesia-related morbidity and mortality. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a warning sign of difficult airway management. Polysomnography is the gold standard for diagnosis of this syndrome, but the STOP-BANG questionnaire is the preferred screening test. In this study, we wanted to find an answer to the question How successful is the STOP-BANG questionnaire in screening for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in predicting OSAS, difficult mask and difficult intubation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery?

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-08
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-10
• Study Completion: 2026-07-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 125

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient undergoing thoracic surgery
• 18-65 years old
• ASA 1-3

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a history of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome,
• Having a history of previous head and neck surgery/radiotherapy,
• Patients who did not agree to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Difficult airway	STOP BANG	Difficult airway: assisted mask ventilation, need for airway during ventilation, oxygen saturation falling below 90% during mask ventilation, assisted intubation, intubation attempt three and above
Control	STOP BANG	Easy airway: unassisted mask ventilation, ventilation without the need for an airway, achieving oxygen saturation above 90% during mask ventilation, and unassisted intubation with less than three attempts.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
STOP-BANG questionnaire	1 month (1 time)	A STOP-Bang score of 2 or less is considered low risk, and a score of 5 or more is high risk for having either moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For people who score 3 or 4, doctors may need to perform further assessment to determine how likely they are to have OSA.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Keçiören, Turkey