Clinical trials: Difficult Airway
Awake Endotracheal Intubation, Difficult Intubation
Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block For Awake Endotracheal Intubation Study
Awake tracheal intubation is the standard management for patients as risk for airway compromise. It is also commonly done in cases where there is significant cervical spine pathology i.e. cervical myelopathy or instability.
- Conditions
- Awake Endotracheal Intubation, Difficult Intubation, Airway Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT01848548
- Testing
- Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block using the Thyrohyoid Membrane as an Anatomic Landmark
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Difficult Airway, Ultrasonography
Midsagittal Tongue Measurement to Predict Difficult Airways
An unanticipated difficult airway is a potentially life-threatening event during elective surgery or management of critical conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05519358
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Awake Fiberoptic Intubation, Difficult Airway
Comparison of Two Sedation Regimens for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of different sedation drugs used for the awake fiberoptic intubation procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT05736198
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Educational Problems
Difficult Airway Simulation-based Training
Difficult airways remain a significant problem in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine. Simulation-based training gives better outcomes compared to non-simulation and non-intervention education.
- Conditions
- Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Educational Problems, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT05913492
- Testing
- Simulation training
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bogomolets National Medical University
Intubation;Difficult, Obesity, Morbid
Pre-Operative Airway Assessment of Patients With Morbid Obesity
Backround:The incidence of difficulty in laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation is more common in obese patients. There are conflicting data on factors predicting difficult intubation.
- Trial name
- NCT04542187
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Laryngeal Mask, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
A Comparison of Ambu® AuraGain™ Laryngeal Mask Airway and I-gel in Adult
The supraglottic airway device(SAD), as an alternative to the endotracheal tube is inserted into the oral cavity and seals the upper esophagus and the surrounding tissue, effectively securing airway.
- Trial name
- NCT03544749
- Testing
- Ambu® AuraGain™, I-gel
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Obesity (BMI > 35), Difficult Airway
Ultrasound vs Clinical Parameters for Difficult Airway Prediction in Obesity
Obesity is associated with anatomical changes in the upper airway that increase the risk of difficult laryngoscopy and difficult mask ventilation during anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Obesity (BMI > 35), Difficult Airway, Difficult Airway Intubation, Difficult Mask Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT07528677
- Testing
- Airway Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Airway Management, Endotracheal Intubation
Novel Integrated Tube-Bougie Prototype for Endotracheal Intubation in Airway Simulation
Endotracheal intubation is a critical airway management procedure that frequently requires adjunctive devices, such as stylets or elastic bougies, to facilitate successful tube placement.
- Conditions
- Airway Management, Endotracheal Intubation, Difficult Airway
- Trial name
- ITBP (NCT07747922)
- Testing
- EPATS (Integrated Tube-Bougie Prototype), Standard gum elastic bougie, Standard stylet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huseyin Cahit Halhalli, MD
Gastric Insufflation, Difficult Mask Ventilation
Comparison of the Effects of Nasal and Oral Airway Use on Gastric Insufflation
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airway on gastric insufflation in patients undergoing general anesthesia and expected difficult mask ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT05832554
- Testing
- nasal airway, oral airway
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
Intubation
Comparison of Two Videolaryngoscopes (C-MAC vs Airtraq) for Awake Intubation
Patients with anticipated difficult airway are recommended to be managed with an awake tracheal intubation. Initially fibreoptic bronchoscopy was considered the gold standard, but in the last decade videolaryngoscopes have been…
- Trial name
- AWAKECMACTRA (NCT05428995)
- Testing
- C-MAC videolaryngoscope, Airtraq videolaryngoscope.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Difficult Intubation, Pediatrics
Predicting Difficult Airway in Children
Background: Obtaining airway security holds the utmost importance in anesthesia. Specific predictive tests or findings for difficult airway are not defined for various pediatric age groups.
- Trial name
- NCT03641157
- Testing
- Easy Intubation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
Unexpected Difficult Airway
Airway Management Study to Evaluate the C-MAC Video Laryngoscope as an Alternative to the Direct Laryngoscopy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the C-MAC video laryngoscope in difficult airway situations.
- Trial name
- NCT01122433
- Testing
- Endotracheal intubation using the C-MAC video laryngoscope
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Airway Obstruction
Scoring System to Predict Depth of Cricothyroid Membrane
This study looks to devise a scoring system that can be used to predict difficult front of neck access due to increased depth of cricothyroid membrane.
- Trial name
- NCT03656315
- Testing
- Airway Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Videolaryngoscopy
Rigid Telescopes, C-MAC, Flexible Bronchoscopy for Intubation in Patients With Anticipated Difficult Airways
The primary outcome of the study is the first-attempt orotracheal intubation success rate and the secondary outcomes include intubation time, mucosal injury, and complications during intubation.
- Trial name
- Rigidscopes (NCT05187052)
- Testing
- Tracheal intubation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Difficult Airway Intubation
Comparison of Ultrasonographic and Anthropometric Measurements in Difficult Airway Evaluation
In this study, anthropometric measurements (clinical measurements) will be applied in all patient groups; expected (to be difficult to provide airway patency as a result of detailed history, physical examination and evaluation…
- Trial name
- NCT04140981
- Testing
- ultrasounography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Difficult Intubation, Thoracic Surgery
Double Lumen Tube Positioning With Bonfils Fiberoptic Stylet: Prospective Observational Study in 30 Adult Patients
The aim of this prospective observational study is to evaluate the efficacy of Bonfils fiberoptic stylet to perform tracheal intubation with double lumen tube after failure of standard laryngoscopy in 30 adults patients scheduled…
- Trial name
- NCT03982745
- Testing
- bonfils
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Politecnica delle Marche
High Flow Nasal Canula, Laryngoscopy
Effect of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen on Laryngoscopic View
This prospective, multicenter observational study aims to evaluate the effect of different flow rates of high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) on the quality of the laryngoscopic view during videolaryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing…
- Conditions
- High Flow Nasal Canula, Laryngoscopy, Airway Anesthesia, Airway Complication of Anaesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07575776
- Testing
- HFNO flow 0, HFNO flow 40, HFNO 60
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Masarykova Nemocnice v Usti nad Labem, Krajska Zdravotni a.s.
Difficult Airway
Incidence and Contributing Anthropometric Factors of Difficult Airway in Pediatric Surgical Patients
The goal of this prospective, observational study is to identify predictors of difficult mask ventilation, direct laryngoscopy and intubation in pediatric patients scheduled for elective surgery and to determine their incidence.
- Trial name
- NCT06000267
- Testing
- Intubation
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Childrens Hospital Belgrade
Anesthesia, Airway Complication of Anesthesia
Two Neck Ultrasound Measurements as Predictors of Difficult Laryngoscopy
Background: Unpredictable laryngoscopic difficulty remains a dramatic challenge for anaesthesiologists. Ultrasound (US) based airway assessment has been recently proposed as a useful tool in adjunct to clinical methods, but to…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Airway Complication of Anesthesia, Difficult Intubation
- Trial name
- NCT03547193
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Politecnica delle Marche
Airway Management Assessment, Awake Endotracheal Intubation
Comparison of Awake Tracheal Intubation Methods
The aim of this study was to compare three different awake tracheal intubation technique -fiberoptic bronchoscopy (ATI:FB), videolaryngoscopy (ATI:VL), and fiberoptic bronchoscopy via a supraglottic airway device (ATI:SAD)- in…
- Conditions
- Airway Management Assessment, Awake Endotracheal Intubation, Awake Fiberoptic Nasal Intubation, Videolaryngoscopy
- Trial name
- ATI (NCT07484841)
- Testing
- Awake tracheal intubation viaFiberoptic Bronchoscopy (ATI:FOB), Awake tracheal Intubation via videolaryngoscopy (ATI:VL), awake tracheal intubation via aintree catheter loaded FOB through supraglottic airway device (ATI:SAD)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital