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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/092225 [Registered on: 01/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Study to Check How Well the DiffMask Score Can Predict Difficulty in Giving Breathing Support Using a Mask During Anesthesia  
Scientific Title of Study   Accuracy of DiffMask Score in predicting Difficult Mask Ventilation: A Prospective Observational Study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Thameena Syed Gaffar 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  6382767587  
Fax    
Email  thameena.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Savan Kumar Nagesh 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8105308865  
Fax    
Email  savan.nagesh@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Thameena Syed Gaffar 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  6382767587  
Fax    
Email  thameena.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kasturba Hospital and Medical College , Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India, 576104 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Thameena Syed Gaffar 
Address  Anaesthesia and Operation Theartre Technology Program ,5th floor ,Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka , India ,576104  
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
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 Savan Kumar Nagesh  Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital  Operation Theatre Complex, 1st Floor, Main OT Block, Manipal, 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
8105308865

savan.nagesh@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
kasturba medical college and kasturba hospital Institutional Ethics committee -2 (student Research)  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 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Participants undergoing elective surgery under General Anaesthesia 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Participants planned for Awake Intubation
Participants with full stomach and facial fracture surgery
Pregnant women
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of difficult mask ventilation score as per Han scale greater than 2   Preoperatively and Intraoperatively on the day of surgery  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="328"
Sample Size from India="328" 
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)   01/08/2025 
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   The DiffMask Score is a retrospective registry-based study which was validated using retrospective cohort control group data. As the score needs external validation and testing for accuracy, this study focuses on finding the accuracy of the DiffMask score in predicting DMV by a prospective observational study. 
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