Clinical trials: Difficult Intubation, open to volunteers
Head and Neck Cancer
Airway Ultrasound in Oncologic Maxillofacial Patients
This prospective observational cohort study will evaluate ultrasound-based airway measurements in adult patients with oncologic maxillofacial disease undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT07910149
- Where
- 2 sites in Croatia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Intubation
Bougie Versus Endotracheal Tube Alone on First-attempt Intubation Success in Prehospital Emergency Intubation (BETA Trial)
Emergency intubation is routinely performed in the prehospital setting. Airway management in the prehospital setting has substantial challenges, such as hostile environment or lack of technical support in case of first attempt…
- Trial name
- BETA (NCT06307392)
- Testing
- First intubation attempt with endotracheal tube plus bougie, First intubation attempt with endotracheal tube alone
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 710 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Difficult Intubation, Laryngoscopy
Sniffing Position vs Left Head Rotation (LeHeR) Maneuver for Glottic View During Direct Laryngoscopy
The left head rotation (LeHeR) maneuver, in which the head of the supine patient is rotated 45° to the left, is a simple, equipment-free technique proposed to improve laryngeal view during laryngoscopy.
- Conditions
- Difficult Intubation, Laryngoscopy, Airway Management
- Trial name
- LeHeR-DL (NCT07902986)
- Testing
- Direct laryngoscopy in the sniffing position, Left Head Rotation (LeHeR) maneuver
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Ultrasonography, Airway Management
Evaluation of Anterior Neck Ultrasound in Predicting Difficult Airway in Obese Patients
Obese patients are at increased risk of difficult airway management due to anatomical changes in the anterior neck soft tissues.
- Conditions
- Ultrasonography, Airway Management, Intubation, Intratracheal, Obesity and Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT07346768
- Testing
- None (Observational study)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep City Hospital
Correlation of Difficult Airway Markers With Ultrasonographic Measurements in Obese Patients
Comparison of Airway Ultrasonography and Laryngoscopy Methods in Obese Patients
The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between classical markers used in assessing difficult airway management in obese patients (Mallampati score, thyromental distance, sternomental distance, neck…
- Trial name
- NCT07482436
- Testing
- Airway ultrasonography, Macintosh Laryngoscope Intubation, Tuoren Videolaryngoscope Intubation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital
Ventilatory Defect, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Difficult Airway Prediction by Integrating STOP-BANG Criteria
This study is being done to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the STOP-BANG questionnaire in predicting difficult mask ventilation and intubation among obese patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07493356
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Tracheal Intubation, Videolaryngoscopy
Video Versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation in Pediatric Surgery
Tracheal intubation in paediatric patients is a high-risk procedure in which failure to achieve successful intubation on the first attempt is associated with an increased risk of complications, including hypoxaemia and airway…
- Conditions
- Tracheal Intubation, Videolaryngoscopy, General Anesthesia, Difficult Airway Intubation
- Trial name
- VIDEOKIDS (NCT07495436)
- Testing
- Videolaryngoscope, Direct Laryngoscope
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5,562 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Difficult Intubation, Airway Disease
STOP-Bang Questionnaire: A Predictor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Difficult Mask/Intubation?
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.
- Trial name
- NCT06247631
- Testing
- STOP BANG
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital
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
Cervical Spine Immobilisation, Airway Management
Hyperangulated Video Laryngoscopes Used for Intubation With Simultaneous Cervical Spine Immobilization
This study will evaluate four videolaryngoscopes used for intubation of patients with cervical spine immobilization. Two hundred adult patients (females and males) with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologist) status 1-3 will…
- Conditions
- Cervical Spine Immobilisation, Airway Management, Difficult Airway
- Trial name
- NCT07802522
- Testing
- Airway management
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Uniwersytet Radomski im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego
Acromegaly, Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma
Direct Versus Video Laryngoscopy in Patients With Acromegaly
Acromegaly is associated with craniofacial skeletal changes and upper airway soft tissue hypertrophy, which may increase the risk of difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.
- Trial name
- ACRO-VL (NCT07659912)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Muzaffer GENCER
Predicted Difficult Airway
Comparison Using a VLS Using GlideRite Stylet Versus TCI Articulating Introducer in Predictive Difficult Intubation
This study will assess the feasibility of using the TCI Articulating Device with video-laryngoscope in predictive, difficult airway, endotracheal intubation cases.
- Trial name
- DA-TCI (NCT04866472)
- Testing
- video-laryngoscope and GlideRite Rigid Stylet, video-laryngoscope and TCI Articulating Introducer Device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Reaction Anxiety, Difficult or Failed Intubation
Evaluation of the Impact of Touch Relaxation in Sedated Intubated Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care at Niort Hospital
This is a randomized prospective study. This objective is the impact of "relaxing touch" on the use of chemical restraint for patients in intensive care from the lifting of sedation until extubation.
- Trial name
- ETDR (NCT06346119)
- Testing
- this arm will received relaxing touch (hands, feet, head) during 30 minutes twice a day
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Niort
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
Critical Illness, Difficult; Intubation, Postpartum, During Puerperium
Ultrasound Airway Assessment of Critically Ill Preeclamptic; Comparison Between Two Technique
Unexpected difficult airway exposes the patient to serious morbidity and even mortality. The changes in pregnancy and preeclampsia increase the risk of difficult intubation.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Difficult; Intubation, Postpartum, During Puerperium, Pre-Eclampsia
- Trial name
- NCT06651879
- Testing
- techniques of ultrasound examination of the airway
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Difficult Airway, Difficult Intubation
Ultrasonographic Airway Assessment and VIDIAC Score
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the relationship between preoperative ultrasonographic airway measurements and the Video-Intubation Difficulty Assessment Classification (VIDIAC) score in adult patients…
- Conditions
- Difficult Airway, Difficult Intubation, Videolaryngoscopic Intubation, Vidiac Score
- Trial name
- NCT07694154
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Video Laryngoscope, Airway
Comparative Study Between Combined Video Laryngoscope and Video Stylet Intubation Versus Combined Video Laryngoscope and Fiberoptic Intubation in a Simulated Difficult Airway
This study titled "Comparative Study Between Combined Video Laryngoscope and Video Stylet Intubation Versus Combined Video Laryngoscope and Fibreoptic Intubation in a Simulated Difficult Airway" aims to evaluate and compare two…
- Conditions
- Video Laryngoscope, Airway, Difficult Airway, Fiberoptic Guided Intubation
- Trial name
- NCT07470736
- Testing
- Video laryngoscope alone as a control, Video Laryngoscope plus Video Stylet, Video Laryngoscope plus Fiberoptic bronchoscope
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block
Thyroid Cartilage Plane VS Superior Laryngeal Nerve Space Block in Awake Tracheal Intubation
The aim of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided thyroid cartilage plane approach with the superior laryngeal nerve space approach for superior laryngeal nerve block in awake tracheal…
- Trial name
- NCT07397234
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided bilateral Thyroid Cartilage Plane Block, Ultrasound-guided bilateral Superior Laryngeal Nerve Space Block
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Difficult Intubation
Facial Analysis to Classify Difficult Intubation
The aim of this project is to develop a computer algorithm that can accurately predict how easy or difficult it is to intubate a patient based upon digital photographs from three different perspectives.
- Trial name
- NCT01612949
- Testing
- photographing head and neck
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Difficult Airway, Airway Management
TMH And Ultrasound For Difficult Airway Prediction
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the predictive value of thyromental height (TMH) and ultrasonographic airway measurements in predicting difficult airway in adult patients undergoing elective surgery under…
- Trial name
- TMH-USG (NCT07547943)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa City Hospital