Ultrasound could make intubation safer for pregnant women
NCT ID NCT07423741
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study compares airway measurements using ultrasound among three groups: nonpregnant women, pregnant women with normal blood pressure, and pregnant women with preeclampsia. Researchers will measure distances from the skin to key airway structures and assess laryngoscopic views. The goal is to identify differences that could help anesthesiologists anticipate difficult intubations in these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help anesthesiologists better predict difficult airways in pregnant and preeclamptic patients, potentially reducing complications during intubation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures airway differences and does not test any intervention or outcome improvement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
non pregnant, normotensive pregnant and preeclamptic patients who are undergoing general anesthesia, and also apply to the inclusion criteria and have non of the exclusion criteria mentioned above.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * -normotensive pregnant * pre-eclamptic patients. * nonpregnant females in child bearing period . Exclusion Criteria: * Patients excluded were women at \<32 weeks' gestation or with Eclampsia . * height \<150 cm, body mass index (BMI) \>30 kg/m2 . * predicted airwy difficulty due to any other cause as neck swelling , facial deformity and prominent teeth.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Qena University
RECRUITINGQina, Qena Governorate, 83511, Egypt
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