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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/03/105608 [Registered on: 09/03/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 06/03/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study to know the effects of lying on stomach for kidney stone surgery on breathing tube measurements done by ultrasound technique  
Scientific Title of Study   Effects of the prone position on ultrasonographic airway parameters in adult patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy under general anaesthesia: A prospective observational study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Swati Chhabra 
Designation  Additional Professor  
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Jodhpur 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D and T block, 3rd floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni Phase 2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  07340033034  
Fax    
Email  swati_virgo83@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Swati Chhabra 
Designation  Additional Professor  
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Jodhpur 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D and T block, 3rd floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni Phase2 , Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  07340033034  
Fax    
Email  swati_virgo83@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kesava Raj A 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical care, D and T block,3rd floor,All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basini Phase2 , Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN
342005
India 
Phone  09790820763  
Fax    
Email  alagavelkesavaraj@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni Phase2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342005, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur  
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D and T block, 3rd floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni Phase 2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India-342005 
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 
Dr Swati Chhabra  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur  Operation theatre, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, D and T block , 3rd floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni Phase2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India-342005
Jodhpur
RAJASTHAN 
07340033034

swati_virgo83@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS Jodhpur   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: N200||Calculus of kidney,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All adult patients posted for elective percutaneous nephrolithotomy under general anaesthesia in prone position  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  EXCLUSION CRITERIA

History of maxillofacial deformity, tumour, or trauma,
Decompensated heart, respiratory, liver, or kidney diseases,
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the measurements of the anterior soft tissue thickness at the level of the hyoid pre- and post-operatively   T0 preoperatively
T1 postoperatively (within 30 minutes of extubation) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the measurements of the tongue thickness, tongue volume, and tongue width pre- and post-operatively.

To compare the measurements of the parapharyngeal space pre- and post operatively

To compare the neck circumference measurements pre- and post-operatively
 
T0 preoperatively
T1 postoperatively (within 30 minutes of extubation) 
 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2026 
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="6"
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  

AIMS

To compare the preoperative and postoperative ultrasonographic upper airway measurements of patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the prone position.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

    To compare the measurements of the anterior soft tissue thickness at the level of the hyoid pre- and post-operatively

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES

To compare the measurements of the tongue thickness, tongue volume, and tongue width pre- and post-operatively.

To compare the measurements of the parapharyngeal space pre- and post operatively

To compare the neck circumference measurements pre- and post-operatively

INCLUSION CRITERIA

        All patients aged more than 18 years of age undergoing elective percutaneous nephrolithotomy  under general anaesthesia in the prone position

EXCLUSION CRITERIA

 History of maxillofacial deformity, tumour, or trauma,

 Decompensated heart, respiratory, liver, or kidney diseases,

  
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