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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/08/007184 [Registered on: 16/08/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 29/06/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Medical Device
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   USE OF ULTRASOUND TO ASSESS THE UPPER AIRWAY[TONGUE,THICKNESS INFRONT OF WINDPIPE],SIZE OF THE NECK FOR ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERIES IN STEEP HEAD DOWN POSITION  
Scientific Title of Study   ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF AIRWAY CHANGES IN STEEP TRENDLENBERG POSITION IN ROBOTIC SURGERIES 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Seran Kumar Reddy M 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care,Level-4,Nehru Block,PGIMER,Chandigarh-160012
Room No:555,Kairon block,Pgimer,sector-12,chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  8872442229  
Fax    
Email  seranreddy.m@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Divya Jain 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care,Level-4,Nehru Block,PGIMER,Chandigarh-160012

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  7087008020  
Fax    
Email  jaindivya77@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Seran Kumar Reddy M 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care,Level-4,Nehru Block,PGIMER,Chandigarh-160012
Room No:555,Kairon block,Pgimer,sector-12,chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  8872442229  
Fax    
Email  seranreddy.m@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
PGIMER,Chandigarh 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care,Level-4,Nehru Hospital,PGIMER,Chandigarh-160012 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 
SERAN KUMAR REDDY MEKALA  PGIMER  Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive care,Level-4,Nehru Hospital,PGIMER,Chandigarh-160012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
8872442229

seranreddy.m@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute Ethics Committee.PGIMER  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients undergoing robotic assisted prostatectomy,robotic assisted cystectomy and robotic assisted VVF repair,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA I-II Patients
Posted for robotic surgeries under general anaesthesia in steep trendlenberg position
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who had upper airway pathology

• cervical spine fractures

• MMP 4

• History of difficult laryngoscopy or intubation

• congestive heart failure

• Renal disease were excluded. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Anterior soft tissue neck thickness at the level of hyoid bone  Baseline[preoperatively]
After extubation[Modified Aldrete score more than 18]
2 hours after surgery
6 hours after surgery
12 hours after surgery 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Anterior soft tissue thickness at the level of vocal cords
2.Submandibular sonographic measurement of tongue thickness
3.Mallampati grading
4.Thyromental distance
5.Neck circumference
6.Association of these changes with duration of surgery 
Baseline[preoperatively]
After extubation[Modified Aldrete score more than 18]
2 hours after surgery
6 hours after surgery
12 hours after surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
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)   01/10/2015 
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="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   Not applicable 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   We will be assessing airway changes by ultrasound  in patients undergoing robotic surgeries in steep trendlenberg position.Parameters assessed include anterior soft tissue neck thickness at the level of hyoid bone,vocal cords and also mallampati grading,neck circumference at various intervals. 
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