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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/08/027496 [Registered on: 31/08/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/08/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Study to assess difficulty prior using ultrasound in holding the mask effectively at the start of anaesthesia  
Scientific Title of Study   TONGUE BASE THICKNESS USING ULTRASOUND IN PREDICTING DIFFICULTY IN MASK VENTILATION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Swathi N 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 
Address  Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9972454989  
Fax    
Email  swathisaggi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Swathi N 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 
Address  Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9972454989  
Fax    
Email  swathisaggi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Swathi N 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 
Address  Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Victoria hospital , Department of Anaesthesiology, Operation theater complex, KR Road
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9972454989  
Fax    
Email  swathisaggi@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Bangalore medical college and research institute 
Address  Bangalore medical college and research institute, Department of Anaesthesiology, OT complex, Fort road, Bangalore-560002 
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 Swathi N  Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute  Operation theater complex, Fort road, Bangalore-560002
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9972454989

swathisaggi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
BMCRI Ethical Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: R688||Other general symptoms and signs,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Patient who give written informed consent
2)ASA I and II
3)Patients with BMI 18-25 kg/m2
4)Age 18-50 yrs, either sex
5)Patients scheduled for elective surgeries under general anaesthesia
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Patient refusal
2)Patients undergoing regional anesthesia and those with contraindication of mask ventilation (i.e., emergency cases requiring a rapid sequence induction, planned awake intubation) will be excluded
3)Presence of upper airway anatomical deformity, trauma, or tumour, beard ;
4)Presence of identifiable difficult airway or difficult airway history that required the patient to be awake during tracheal intubation
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Ease/ difficulty in mask ventilation   During induction of anaesthesia 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Nil  Not applicable 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="204"
Sample Size from India="204" 
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)   02/09/2020 
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)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   Not published 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   All patients will undergo airway and ultrasonographic measurements in the pre-operative area. Difficulty in mask ventilation is assessed by a senior anaesthesiologist. Initial mask ventilation classification
Grade 1- Could not attempt
Grade 2- Easy mask
Grade 3- Difficult mask ventilation requiring an oral airway or some other adjunct
Grade 4- Very difficult mask ventilation requiring two practioners
Grade 5- Unable to mask ventilate
 
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