Ultrasound could spot dangerous airway problems before surgery
NCT ID NCT06701253
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether ultrasound measurements of the neck can help doctors predict if a patient will be hard to ventilate or intubate during surgery. About 500 adults having planned surgery with general anesthesia will get standard checks plus an ultrasound before the procedure. The goal is to see if ultrasound can spot risks that current tests miss, potentially preventing life-threatening emergencies.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
General surgical population.
- Ages
-
18 to 99 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: age\>18, elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation Exclusion Criteria: * obstetric surgeries, * pregnancy, * non elective surgeries, * patients with previous surgeries involving the anterior surface of the neck (i.e., thyroid surgery), * patients with history of cervical radiation.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Airway management are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University Hospital of Ioannina
RECRUITINGIoannina, Epirus, 455 00, Greece
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can toe exercises straighten young bunions?
- Muscle relaxant dose may hold key to better breathing tube alternative
- Ultrasound could replace x-ray for checking stomach tubes
- Heart surgery artery line: does it leave a mark on blood flow or hand skills?
- When cancer blocks the airway, doctors lack a playbook. experts aim to write one.
- The 3 AM intubation: does fatigue make airway management more dangerous?