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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/06/034420 [Registered on: 28/06/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/06/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Screening 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Measurement of volume of tongue using ultrasound to determine difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery  
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of ultrasound guided measurement of tongue volume in predicting difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Arpit jain 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7351561055  
Fax    
Email  jain.arpit093@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Prof Mohandeep Kaur  
Designation  Consultant and HOD Department of Anaesthesia  
Affiliation  ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  9868952253  
Fax    
Email  mdkaur@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Arpit jain 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital  
Address  Department of Anaesthesia ABVIMS and Dr RML hospital New Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7351561055  
Fax    
Email  jain.arpit093@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
ABVIMS AND DR RML HOSPITAL NEW DELHI  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  ABVIMS Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital  
Address  Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi 110001  
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 
Arpit Jain   ABVIMS Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital   Department of Anaesthesia ABVIMS, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital New Delhi 110001
New Delhi
DELHI 
7351561055

jain.arpit093@gmail.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 
Intervention  Ultrasound guided measurement of tongue volume.   For ultrasonographic measurement the patients will be positioned in supine position. They will be instructed to keep there mouth closed and the tongue attached to the floor of the mouth. A 6-13MHz linear ultrasound transducer will be kept under the chin to take the measurements in the midsagittal and transverse plane.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Adult patients posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation.
ASA I, II, III 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Trauma, tumors or deformity of upper airway
Patients with thyroid and neck swelling
Edentulous patients
Pregnant patients
Fracture and deformity of cervical spine 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Ultrasound guided measurement of tongue cross sectional area and tongue width
2.Cormack and lehane grading  
1. Preoperatively
2. During intubation.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Number of attempts for intubation
2. Time taken for intubation
3. Use of adjunt or alternate technique  
1. During intubation
2. During intubation
3. During intubation  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="81"
Sample Size from India="81" 
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)   01/07/2021 
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="1"
Days="1" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a cross sectional observational study in which volume of the tongue will be measured of 81 patients using ultrasound to predict difficult laryngoscopy in adult patients undergoing elective surgery in Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital New Delhi. The primary outcome will be both ultrasound guided measurement of tongue cross sectional area and tongue width and cormack and lehane grading. The secondary outcome will be number of attempts for intubation, requirement of adjunct or alternate technique, and time taken for intubation.  
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