Clinical trials: Intubation, Difficult
Intubation; Difficult
Nasotracheal Intubation Using Shikani Optical Stylet
Difficult airways is still a challenging issue for the anesthesiologists in spite of the development of various techniques.Shikani optical stylet(SOS), combining the features of fiberoptic bronchoscope and a lightwand, has been…
- Trial name
- SOS (NCT00963677)
- Testing
- Nasotracheal Intubation through seeing optical stylet (SOS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Central South University
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
Difficult Endotracheal Intubation
Video-laryngoscope With a Novel Video-stylet for Difficult Intubation
We propose to enroll 140 subjects scheduled for elective or urgent/emergent surgery with general anesthesia including endotracheal intubation.
- Trial name
- NCT01215695
- Testing
- aScope (Ambu Inc. 6740 Baymeadow Drive Glen Burnie, MD), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Difficult Airway
Ultrasound Airway Examination as a Tool for Detection of Difficult Intubation in Adult Patients
the goal of the observational study to measure the effectiveness of neck ultrasound in prediction of difficult intubation in adult patients
- Trial name
- NCT06700265
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Egypt
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
Anesthesia, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Paratracheal Esophagus Pressure on the Intubation With Pentax Airway Scope
Recently, left paratracheal pressure was introduced as an alternative method to prevent pulmonary aspiration instead of cricoid pressure.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Cricoid Pressure, Pulmonary Aspiration During Anesthetic Induction
- Trial name
- NCT04135651
- Testing
- Paratracheal pressure, Cricoid pressure
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine
Intubation, Airway Management
Clinical Evaluation of the Storz CMAC Laryngoscope
This study aims to evaluate the utility of a video assisted device for intubation (placement of a breathing tube) during surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00956592
- Testing
- CMAC video laryngoscope, Macintosh laryngoscope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
The Predictors of Difficult Intubation in Pediatric Patients
Prognostic Factors for Difficult Intubation
Difficult intubation is the situation that anesthesiologists don't want to face. Sometimes, difficult intubation affects the patient's oxygen saturation and harms for life.
- Trial name
- NCT04043767
- Testing
- Measurements of thyromental distances, hyomental distances and neck circumferences
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Difficult or Failed Intubation, Obesity, Morbid
Evaluation of Preoperative Nasoendoscopy to Predict Difficult Intubation
Despite the availability of different methods for airway assessment, unexpectedly difficult intubations occur at a frequency of up to 15%.
- Trial name
- NCT05043779
- Testing
- Awake Airway Nasoendoscopy
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Airway Complication of Anesthesia, Difficult or Failed Intubation
Supraglottic Airway Needed To Achieve Ventilation
The purpose of this research is to compare if insertion of laryngeal mask airway (LMA) vs. use of face mask, will reduce the time needed to achieve adequate ventilation prior to insertion of the breathing tube.
- Trial name
- NCT05190757
- Testing
- Airway and Ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Difficult Intubation
Ultrasonography vs Conventional Methods for Prediction of Difficult Airway in Adult Patients
The aim of this study to assess and compare between methods of prediction of difficult airway including Mallmpati score , thyromental distance and us measured distance from skin to epiglottis(DES) t the level of thyrohyoid…
- Trial name
- NCT03799055
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benha University
Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block
Ultrasound-guided Thyroid Cartilage Plane Block for Awake Intubation
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the clinical effectiveness and safety of superior laryngeal nerve block through surface injection of local anesthetic solution on the thyroid cartilage in patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT06065475
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided bilateral Thyroid Cartilage Plane Block
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
General Anesthesia; Tracheal Intubation
Association of WWI With Difficult Intubation
Difficult intubation remains a clinically significant challenge in anesthetic practice, particularly among patients with obesity and altered body composition.
- Trial name
- WWI (NCT07894692)
- Testing
- Weight, Height, BMI, Waist circumference, WWI, Neck circumference, Mallampati score, Sternomental distance, EGRI score, BMV grade Cormack-Lehane grade,Number of attempts Use of adjunts
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Airway Morbidity, Team Efficacy
A Novel Intuitive Airway Trolley for Quick Decision-making in Simulated Unexpected Difficult Airway Situations: Evaluation and Comparison to the Existing Airway Trolley
The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of color-coded labeling and cognitive visual aids of a novel airway trolley on the performance of participants in a simulated unexpected difficult airway scenario.
- Conditions
- Airway Morbidity, Team Efficacy, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Human Factors
- Trial name
- Airway-to-Go (NCT07076511)
- Testing
- Scenario "unexpected difficult airway"
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Unexpected Difficult Airway, Intubation;Difficult
Initiation of Airway Code: the Role of the Airway Team in Unexpected Difficult Airways
The aim of our study is to observationally examine our unexpected difficult airway incidence and intervention times. In addition, it is aimed to discuss the clinical effect of a team specialized in airway intervention intervening…
- Conditions
- Unexpected Difficult Airway, Intubation;Difficult, Airway Management
- Trial name
- NCT06448377
- Testing
- Videolaryngoscopy, FOB, FOB+Aintree
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Nasal Septum, Irregular, Nasal Septal Defect
Determination of the Frequency and Predictors of Difficult Intubation in Septoplasty Operations
Deviated septum is among the most prevalent etiologies of nasal obstruction. Congenital or acquired deformities of the nasal septum have been demonstrated to result in partial obstruction of the airflow, thereby causing…
- Conditions
- Nasal Septum, Irregular, Nasal Septal Defect, Difficult Airway, Difficult Endotracheal Intubation
- Trial name
- NCT06884592
- Testing
- Difficult Intubation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Difficult Airway Intubation
Thyromental Height Test (TMHT) as a Predictor of Difficult Airway in Obese Patients
Difficult airway management is a major concern for anesthetists and contributes to perioperative morbidity and mortality. The incidence of difficult intubation in the obese population with a BMI of greater than 30 has been…
- Trial name
- NCT04212156
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Difficult Intubation
Visualization of the Intubation Pathway With the "IRRIS"-Device
A prospective, open label, non-randomized, single centre safety and feasibility study. Patients with no expected airway difficulties scheduled for elective surgery including tracheal intubation and general anesthesia procedures…
- Trial name
- IRRIS (NCT03234283)
- Testing
- IRRIS InfraRed - Red Intubation System
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Intubation;Difficult, Thoracic Diseases
Fiberoptic Bronchoscope of Double Lumen Tube and Single Lumen Tube in Patients With Semi-regid Neck Collar.
Many intrathoracic procedures demand optimal collapse of the operative lung to facilitate surgical exposure. Single-lung ventilation can be achieved using a double-lumen tube (DLT), a Univent tube, or an independent bronchial…
- Trial name
- NCT03392766
- Testing
- single lumen tube and bronchial blocker, double lumen tube
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ajou University School of Medicine