Ultrasound Airway Examination as a Tool for Detection of Difficult Intubation in Adult Patients

NCT06700265 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: airway ultrasound
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 246
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

the goal of the observational study to measure the effectiveness of neck ultrasound in prediction of difficult intubation in adult patients

Conditions

Difficult Airway

Keywords

airway ultrasound

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• measurement of effectiveness of neck ultrasound use of ultrasound measurement in prediction of difficult intubation

  In cormack lehan classification of laryngoscopy view

  30 min after ultrasound measurements at time of induction of anesthesai

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Hyomental distance in neutral position

  30 min before operation

• Throhyoid distance in neutral position

  30 min before operation

• Cricothyriod distance in neutral position

  30 min before operation

• Anterior soft tissue thickness at level of hyoid bone in neutral position

  30 min before opeqrtio

• Anterior soft tissue thickness at level of epiglottis in neutral position

  30 min befor operation

Other Outcomes (1)

• Age

  30 min before operation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

all population undergoining surgical operation requiring general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation

You may qualify if:

• Adult patients above18 years old
• Both sex
• Requiring general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation

You may not qualify if:

• Emergency surgery,
• patients with limited mouth, head or neck movement,
• patients with temporomandibular joint impairment,
• fracture or tumors of mandible,
• patients requiring awake intubation,
• uncooperative patients,
• any cervical spine limitation movement
• neck swelling or tumor
• Prominent teeth deformities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute, Egypt: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo University

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 12613, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Parameswari A, Govind M, Vakamudi M. Correlation between preoperative ultrasonographic airway assessment and laryngoscopic view in adult patients: A prospective study. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Jul-Sep;33(3):353-358. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_166_17.

  PMID: 29109635 RESULT

• Roth D, Pace NL, Lee A, Hovhannisyan K, Warenits AM, Arrich J, Herkner H. Airway physical examination tests for detection of difficult airway management in apparently normal adult patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 May 15;5(5):CD008874. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008874.pub2.

  PMID: 29761867 RESULT

• Gomes SH, Simoes AM, Nunes AM, Pereira MV, Teoh WH, Costa PS, Kristensen MS, Teixeira PM, Pego JM. Useful Ultrasonographic Parameters to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy and Difficult Tracheal Intubation-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne). 2021 May 28;8:671658. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.671658. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34124099 RESULT

Study Officials

• ayman ali ghoneim, MD in anesthesia

  national cancer institute in egypt

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2024
• First Posted: November 21, 2024
• Study Start: March 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: March 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: for 1 year

Locations

EG (1)