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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081026 [Registered on: 20/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of two techniques of inserting a airway device in pediatric age group 
Scientific Title of Study   Device Profile Of i-gel: Comparison of two insertion techniques 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  SHIVANI RATHOD 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  K S HEGDE MEDICAL ACADEMY 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, K S Hegde Medical Academy, P.O Nithyanandagar, Mangalore, Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  7019268541  
Fax    
Email  shivanirathod1998@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR SUMALATHA SHETTY 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  K S HEGDE MEDICAL ACADEMY 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, K S Hegde Medical Academy, P.O Nithyanandagar, Mangalore, Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9448115617  
Fax    
Email  sumarshetty@nitte.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  SHIVANI RATHOD 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  K SHEGDE MEDICAL ACADEMY 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, K S Hegde Medical Academy, P.O Nithyanandagar, Mangalore, Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  7019268541  
Fax    
Email  shivanirathod1998@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
K S Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte Mangaluru Karnataka - 575018 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  K S Hegde Medical Academy 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, K S Hegde Medical Academy, P.O Nithyanandagar, Mangalore, Karnataka - 575018 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr SHIVANI RATHOD  K S HEGDE MEDICAL HOSPITAL  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, K S Hegde Medical Academy, P.O Nithyanandagar, Mangalore, Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
7019268541

shivanirathod1998@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, K S HEGDE MEDICAL ACADEMY  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Month(s)
Age To  18.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia
1.Age of 6 Months-18 Years
2.ASA 1 and 2 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Refusal to enrol in the study by Parent/Guardian and patient(ASSENT WHERE INDICATED)
2.Patients with Upper Respiratory tract infections
3.Children risk of regurgitation
4.Patients with obvious Airway Pathology  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Comparison of device profile of i-gel with 2 techniques of insertion in terms of
1.Proper placement of i-gel using Fiberoptic view
2.First attempt success rate
3.Time for insertion
4.Airway seal pressure measured using the peak airway pressure at minimal leak 
After induction of general anaesthesia
1.Attempts and ease of insertion of i-gel
2.After insertion of i-gel for proper placement and oropharyngeal air leak pressure 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Comparison of complication in terms of
1.Additional maneuvers required
2.Emergence cough
3.Airway trauma 
1.While insertion of i-gel
2.At end of procedure, After extubation of i-gel  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="96"
Sample Size from India="96" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   18/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="8"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Two insertion techniques for I-gel in paediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia aims to evaluate two methods standard insertion or reverse insertion with jaw thrust provides better placement success, shorter insertion time, and improved airway seal pressure. 
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