Clinical trials: Difficult Intubation, open to volunteers
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
Awake Tracheal Intubation, Difficult Airway
High-flow Nasal Cannula Versus Conventional Oxygen During Awake Tracheal Intubation With Difficult Airways
Study Background Airway management is one of the most fundamental and critical technical procedures in anesthesiology, critical care, and emergency medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT07384494
- Testing
- High-Flow Nasal Cannula, Ligh-Flow Nasal Cannula
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 336 people
- Sponsor
- Wenxian Li
Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Comparison Between C-mac,Pentax Video Laryngoscopes and Machintosh Laryngoscope
Asses and compare the practility and the level of difficulty in using C-mac and pentax video-laryngoscopes or the traditional Macintoch laryngoscope in intubation in ICU patients while wearing face shield
- Trial name
- NCT07255235
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Colorectal Cancer Screening, Colonic Polyps/Colonoscopy/Colorectal Neoplasms
The Impact of Image-Assisted Colonoscope on Patient Experience, Physician Workload, and Examination Quality
Colonoscopy is the cornerstone for colorectal cancer screening, diagnosis, and post-treatment surveillance. Procedural quality is influenced by patient anatomy, particularly variations in colonic configuration such as sigmoid…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer Screening, Colonic Polyps/Colonoscopy/Colorectal Neoplasms, Difficult Colonoscopy, Colonoscopy-Related Discomfort
- Trial name
- LOOP-p1 (NCT07541924)
- Testing
- CT-Based Image-Assisted Colonoscope Insertion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DONG WU
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 Intubation, Difficult Airway
Difficult Airway Incidence in Cardiovascular Surgery and a Prediction Model Development
A difficult airway is a clinical condition that occurs when one or more of the components of difficult mask ventilation, difficult laryngoscopy, difficult endotracheal intubation, difficult supraglottic airway device (SGA)…
- Conditions
- Difficult Airway Intubation, Difficult Airway, Difficult Intubation, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- DAPCAP (NCT06986187)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research 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
Laryngeal Cancer, Difficult Airway
Validation of End-to-End Difficult Airway Pathway Planning Algorithm (EAP-LC)
Patients with laryngeal cancer often present with varying degrees of airway narrowing or anatomical distortion, making airway management particularly challenging.
- Trial name
- NCT07324317
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
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
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
Tracheal Intubation, Elective Surgery, Tracheal Diamater Measurement
Ultrasound Measurement of Skin-to-Epiglottis Distance for Prediction of Difficult Airway in Adult Patients
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the predictive value of ultrasound-measured skin to epiglottis distance for difficult airway in adult patients undergoing elective or emergency procedures requiring airway…
- Conditions
- Tracheal Intubation, Elective Surgery, Tracheal Diamater Measurement, Ultrasound Evaluation of Airway
- Trial name
- NCT07609147
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Intubation, Intratracheal, Airway Management
A Novel Score for Procedural Difficulty During Videolaryngoscopic Intubation
Videolaryngoscopy generally improves the glottic view compared with direct laryngoscopy, yet a good view does not always translate into easy delivery of the tracheal tube.
- Conditions
- Intubation, Intratracheal, Airway Management, Videolaryngoscopy
- Trial name
- ZVL-DT (NCT07873138)
- Testing
- Videolaryngoscopic tracheal intubation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nagihan Emiroglu
Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip
Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Scoring
Cleft lip and palate surgeries present unique anesthetic challenges due to shared airway access with the surgical field, frequent anatomical abnormalities, and a predominantly infant and toddler population.
- Conditions
- Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip, Laryngospasm, Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT07651904
- Testing
- Standard General Anesthesia per Institutional Protocol
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital