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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/09/095465 [Registered on: 30/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/09/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   comparing 2 techniques for securing a tube in trachea for giving anaesthesia in children 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Supraglottic assisted fiberoptic intubation (SAFI) with video assisted fiberoptic intubation (VAFI) in children requiring endotracheal intubation for elective surgery among trainees: SAVIO Trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Divya Jain 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia, PGIMER, Sector 12

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  09855900171  
Fax    
Email  Jaindivya77@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Divya Jain 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia, PGIMER, Sector 12


CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  09855900171  
Fax    
Email  Jaindivya77@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Divya Jain 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia, PGIMER, Sector 12


CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  09855900171  
Fax    
Email  Jaindivya77@rediffmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, 160012, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PGIMER 
Address  Department of anaesthesia, 4th floor, Nehru Hospital, PGIMER, Sector 12,Chandigarh, 160012, India 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL   
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Divya Jain  Postgraduate Institute of medical education and research  OT complex, 6th Floor, APC Building, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
09855900171

Jaindivya77@rediffmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  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  SAFI (Supraglottic assisted fiberoptic intubation)  Patients will undergo endotracheal intubation with Supraglottic assisted fiberoptic intubation 4 minutes after induction of anaesthesia. 
Intervention  VAFI:Videolaryngoscope assisted fiberoptic intubation  Patients will undergo endotracheal intubation with Videolaryngoscope assisted fiberoptic intubation 4 minutes after induction of anaesthesia. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Month(s)
Age To  2.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Paediatric patients of ASA status I and II in the age range of 1month -2 years of either gender
Requiring endotracheal intubation for undergoing elective surgery
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient’s parental Refusal
Anticipated Difficult Airway
Tonsillar/adenoid hyperplasia
Congenital airway anomalies
Coagulation defects
History of a recent upper respiratory tract infection or significant pulmonary disease
• Children requiring RSI (Full stomach, Active GERD)
• Severe Obstructive sleep apnea
• ASA Physical status 3 or higher
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The time taken to perform tracheal intubation   1 second after intubation 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
First pass success rate  30 seconds At the end of intubation 
glottic visualization using Cormack & Lehane glottic score (CL)   30 seconds after laryngoscopy 
intubation difficulty score  30 seconds after intubation 
Complications  1 hour after the end of surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
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   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/10/2025 
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="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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   Children in the age group of 1 month to 2 years undergoing surgery would be enrolled. They would be divided into 2 groups undergoing fiberoptic intubation using either supraglottic airway or a videolaryngoscope. Time take to intubate would be recorded as the primary outcome. 
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