Clinical trials: Difficult Airway
Intubation;Difficult
Effect of Back up Head Elevated Position on Laryngeal Visualization.
In patients with limited neck extension and mouth opening due to reasons including previous radiation therapy in the head and neck area or cervical spine pathology, tracheal intubation with direct laryngoscopy (DL) are…
- Trial name
- NCT04716218
- Testing
- back up head elevated position
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Airway Ultrasound, Difficult Intubation
Airway Ultrasound Versus Mallampati Score as a Predictor of Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy in Obese Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of pre-operative ultrasound assessment of neck anatomy in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in obese patients undergoing elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation and…
- Conditions
- Airway Ultrasound, Difficult Intubation, Mallampati Score
- Trial name
- NCT06057818
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Laryngeal Masks
Air-Q® SP Versus Williams Intubating Airway for Single-Operator FOI
The air-Q and air-Q SP are commercially-available supraglottic airways (SGAs) that can be used for primary airway maintenance or as a conduit for FOI, as can be the Williams, Ovassapian, and Berman Intubating Airways.
- Trial name
- NCT03247803
- Testing
- air-Q® SP, Williams Airway Intubator (WA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Anesthesia, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
PrediSuisse: Automatized Assessment of Difficult Airway
In the "PrediSuisse" research project, the investigators aim to create a reliable, reproducible, ultra-portable and radiation-free automatized software, able to identify automatically collected features, facial characteristics…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Airway Complication of Anesthesia
- Trial name
- PrediSuisse (NCT06453525)
- Testing
- intubation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Difficult Airway
Thyromental Height Test Versus Sternomental Displacement in Elderly
The study is designed to evaluate the validity of the SMDD as a predictor of difficult airway in elderly and to compare its validity with that of the TMHT.
- Trial name
- NCT05414214
- Testing
- Thyromental Height Test, Sternomental displacement, General anesthesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Patients With Uncertain Difficult Airway, Colon Cancer
Safety and Feasibility of Reversible Induction Strategy
This study would explore the safety and feasibility of a reversible induction strategy for uncertain difficult airway. This reversible induction strategy would include high flow nasal canular oxygenation support, short-term…
- Conditions
- Patients With Uncertain Difficult Airway, Colon Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Prostatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04434963
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Trismus
Evolution of Mouth Opening After Mandibular Block
Trismus is an involuntary contracture of the masticatory muscles, blocking the opening of the jaw, first intermittent then permanent and irreducible.
- Trial name
- OBloc (NCT04961554)
- Testing
- loco-regional anesthesia
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Intubation;Difficult
Comparison of Two Blades of Videolaryngoscope in Simulated Difficult Airway in Children
Airway management and tracheal intubation are routinely performed in paediatric anaesthesia and yet are associated with preventable adverse events.
- Trial name
- NCT03719638
- Testing
- D-blade of videolaryngoscope, simulated difficult airway, Macintosh videolaryngoscope
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Intubation; Difficult, Edema of the Tongue
Intubation of a Pediatric Manikin in Difficult Airway by Novice Personnel: A Comparison of Glidescope and Airtraq
Background and aims: Glidescope and Airtraq were designed to facilitate intubation and to improve teaching intubation. The investigators want to find their efficacy in normal airway, tongue edema and face-to-face orotracheal…
- Trial name
- NCT02290249
- Testing
- Glidescope, Airtraq
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Laryngoscopy
Can the "Face Index"; an Anthropometric Measurement, Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy and Intubation?
Patient safety is the cornerstone of anesthetic practice, and maintaining adequate respiration represents its most critical initial step.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Laryngoscopy, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Anesthesia Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT07366177
- Testing
- Face index
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Intubation; Difficult
Comparison of Various Supraglottic Airway Devices for Fiberoptical Guided Tracheal Intubation
Placement of a supraglottic airway device Fiberoptical verification of pharyngeal position
- Trial name
- supraview (NCT02501577)
- Testing
- SAD 1, SAD 2
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Regensburg
Difficult Intubation
Comparing the Efficiency of Three Third-generation Supraglottic Airways as an Intubation Route
A "can't intubate, can't oxygenate" situation is life-threatening and the physician must be prepared to react quickly. Similarly, a difficult intubation with adequate ventilation is associated with complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02975466
- Testing
- Insertion of AirQ Blocker and intubation through the device, Insertion of AuraGain and intubation through the device, Insertion of I-Gel and intubation through the device
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Tracheal Intubation, Difficult Airway
Evaluation of the Single Use Flexible Optical Scope Versus Multiple Use Flexible Optical Scopes for Intubation
The study is in two parts Part one of the study describes the use of the new single-use flexible video-scope for intubation of patients with predicted normal airways.
- Trial name
- NCT01100957
- Testing
- tracheal intubation with a single use flexible videoscope
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Awake Fiberoptic Nasal Intubation
The Feasibility of Dexmedetomidine for Awake Fiberoptic Nasal Intubation
The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of dexmedetomidine infusion for oral cancer patients undergoing awake fiberoptic nasal intubation.
- Trial name
- NCT00815893
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline 0.9%, propofol 1%
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Mallampati Score, Difficult Intubation, Videolaryngoscope
The Effect of Different Videolaryngoscopes on Intubation Success in Difficult Airway Patients
Mallampati score > 3 generally indicate difficult airway and difficult intubation. Most anesthesiologist usually use this score system to predict difficult airway management.
- Trial name
- NCT03407898
- Testing
- intubation time
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Neonates, Infants Aged 0 Days to 12 Months Scheduled for Elective Surgery
Upper Airway Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Neonates and Infants
Upper airway ultrasound (UA-US) has been utilized in adults to predict difficult laryngoscopy (Cormick-Lehane view 3 or 4) and difficult tracheal intubation (DTI) (≥3 intubation attempts) and with moderate-to-high sensitivity and…
- Trial name
- NCT07444528
- Testing
- Upper airway ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Education
A Comparative Study Between Simulation-based and Problem-based Learning in Difficult Airway Management Workshop
Abstract Background and Goal of study Teaching and learning in airway management are essential in anesthetic field. Though simulation-based and problem-based learning are sophisticated learning tool, neither of them manifests the…
- Trial name
- NCT02993393
- Testing
- Teacher, Student
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Siriraj Hospital
Intubation Complication, Intubation;Difficult
Novel Airway Device to Aid Endotracheal Intubations
Pneumaglide is a device designed to facilitate intubation. Patients who are undergoing a surgical procedure under general anesthesia and will require placement of endotracheal tube will be screened and upon fulfilling the…
- Trial name
- NCT03340207
- Testing
- Pneumaglide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Difficult Airway
Exploration and Application of Intelligent Difficult Airway Assessment Scheme
The study aims to explore the effectiveness of an intelligent difficult airway assessment protocol and its potential in clinical applications.
- Trial name
- NCT06626204
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Min Su
Sleep Apnea, Hypertension
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Treatment in the Control of Refractory Hypertension
The working hypothesis for the present study is that treatment with CPAP in patients with an sleep apnea (IAH>15) and AHT-r is capable of producing significant reductions in blood-pressure levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00616265
- Testing
- CPAP
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica