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Can ultrasound make intubation safer for acromegaly patients?

NCT ID NCT07306325

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether ultrasound can help doctors predict when placing a breathing tube will be difficult in people with acromegaly who are having pituitary surgery. Researchers will measure distances in the airway using ultrasound and compare them to standard physical exams. The goal is to improve safety during anesthesia for these patients.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors better predict difficult intubation in acromegaly patients, potentially reducing complications during surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small observational study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It is not testing a treatment, only a measurement technique.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 34 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Dec 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Mar 2026

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Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients between the ages of 18-70, regardless of gender, who are scheduled for endoscopic pituitary surgery at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic, will be included.

Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * • Patients diagnosed with acromegaly who are planned for endoscopic pituitary surgery * Volunteer participants * American Society of Anesthesiology - ASA 1, 2 and 3 patient groups * Patients with BMI\<40 Exclusion Criteria: * ASA 4 patient group * History of previous neck surgery * Patients with a history of tracheostomy * Patients with a history of radiotherapy to the neck area * Patients with limited neck extension (rheumatological - traumatic reasons) * Patients with masses and lesions in the mouth and airway that may make intubation difficult.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acromegaly Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Acromegaly due to pituitary adenoma Airway ultrasonography Difficult intubation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Hastanesi

    Istanbul, Istanbul, 34480, Turkey (Türkiye)

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