NCT05331287

Comparing the "Snifing Position" , "Simple Head Extension" and "Neutral Position"

First Hospital of Qinhuangdao，Hebei Province, China

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The simple head extension is recommended for optimization of glottic visualization during Nasotracheal intubation via fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) . However, no study confirmed its superiority over"snifing position" and "Neutral Position". In a prospective, randomized study, the authors compared the snifing position , simple head extension and "Neutral Position" in Nasotracheal intubation via fiberoptic bronchoscope.

Detailed description

The study included ninety patients with anticipated difficult airways. The snifing position was obtained by placement of a 7-cm cushion under the head of the patient; the extension head position was obtained by placement of a 7-cm cushion under the shoulder; the neutral position with the occiput close to the operating table. The head position was randomized as follows: neutral position group (NP group), sniffing position group (SP group) or extension position group (EP group). Randomization (1:1:1) was based on the codes generated by Excel software, which were kept in sequentially numbered opaque envelopes until the began of study.

Conditions

• Therapeutic Procedural Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Head position	Influence of different head position on nasal endotracheal intubation

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-20
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2022-08-30
• First posted: 2022-04-15
• Last updated: 2023-02-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China