Ultrasound to Predict a Pediatric Difficult Airway and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Children

Vidya Raman

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Difficult Airway; Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02227134

IRB14-00572

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective study to see whether ultrasonography can predict difficult airway and/or predict obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children.

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with known or suspected difficult direct laryngoscopy identified by either ENT or anesthesiologist.
• Children with difficult tracheal intubation aged 1 month - 18 years old
• Children with obstructive sleep apnea aged 1 year - 8 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Parent/ patient refusal to participate in study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Difficult Airway

Other group

Description:

Children with a history of difficult airway intubation.

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Other group

Description:

Children with a history of obstructive sleep apnea.

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound