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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/11/098140 [Registered on: 27/11/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 27/11/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Identify difficult intubation by measuring height and distance. 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study to predict difficult intubation by measuring the ratio of height to thyromental distance versus height to sternomental distance, at SMS Medical College, Jaipur  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr. RAJEEV SHARMA 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE JAIPUR 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Second floor, Dhanvantri building, JLN marg jaipur

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302004
India 
Phone  9829088926  
Fax    
Email  sharma.rajeev0911@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. RAJEEV SHARMA 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE JAIPUR 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Second floor, Dhanvantri building, JLN marg jaipur

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302004
India 
Phone  9829088926  
Fax    
Email  sharma.rajeev0911@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. GOPESH KUMAR 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  SMS Medical College, Jaipur 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Second floor, Dhanvantri building, JLN marg jaipur

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302004
India 
Phone  7742444952  
Fax    
Email  gopesh077@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
SMS medical college, Adarsh Nagar, Jaipur, rajsthan, india 302004 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sawaiman Singh Medical College And Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Second floor, dhanvantri building, JLN marg , jaipur , rajsthan, india 302004 
Type of Sponsor  Government 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 Gopesh Kumar  Sawaiman Singh Medical College And Hospitals, jaipur  Plastic ot, Second floor, Dhanvantri building, JLN marg 302004
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
7742444952

gopesh077@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
office of ethics comittee, sms medical caollege and attached hospitals, jaipur  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  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Patient undergoing intubation.
2) Patient age 18-60 years either of sex.
3) Able to comply with test.
4) Patient giving written and informed consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Emergency case.
2) Recent oral or Maxillofacial surgery.
3) Midline neck swelling.
4) Known cardio-respiratory compromise.
5) Mouth opening less than 3 cm.
6) Pregnant patients.
7) Temporomandibular joint ankylosis. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean of Ratio of height to thyromental distance
Mean of Ratio of height to sternomental distance
Mean of Cormack Lehane Grade 
8 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
N/A  N/A 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="220"
Sample Size from India="220" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   08/12/2025 
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="1"
Months="0"
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  
        patient arrival in OT
       Name, fasting status, written and informed consent and PAC will be checked
       Height, thyromental distance and sternomental distance measure and calculate RHTMD and RHSMD
       Monitoring of patient started using pulse oximeter and ECG
 iv line secured
       After preoxyganation with 100% oxygen, premedication and induction agent given
       After laryngoscopy CL grade noted and intubation will be done
        Data will be collected
  • Ratio of hieght to thyromental distance
  • Ratio of height to sternomental distane
  • Cormack lehane grade
 
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