A clinical trial to compare three different intubating modalities in patients,while creating a difficult airway scenario by immobilizing the cervical spine
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/08/035683
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I and II, of either sex, scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients refusal to give consent
2. Patients with laryngeal and pharyngeal pathology and restricted neck movements
3. Known or anticipated difficult airway ( Mallampati score 3and 4, interincisor distance < 2.5 cms, thyromental distance <6cms, sternomental distance <12cms)
4. Edentulous patients
5. Pregnant patients
6. Patients with BMI >35kg/m2
7. Patietns with clinical or radiological evidence of unstable cervical spine abnormalities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare total time of intubation (TTI) using Blockbuster ILMA, King Vision Videolaryngoscope and Flexible Fibreoptic scope with simulated immobilized cervical spine in ASA I and II patients undergoing General Anaesthesia .Timepoint: To compare total time of intubation (TTI) at baseline.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To compare first attempt success rate between the groups. <br/ ><br>2. To compare intubation attempts between the groups <br/ ><br>3.To compare hemodynamic response to intubation between the groups <br/ ><br>4. To compare intraoperative complication like trauma to lips, teeth, mucosa or other soft tissues and post-operative complications like sore throatTimepoint: Hemodynamic response- monitored over 10 minutes post intubation. <br/ ><br>Monitor post-operative complication over 24 hours. <br/ ><br>