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Intubation, Intratracheal / Airway Management / None (Observational study) · Observational Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · September 10, 2026
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This is a planned prospective observational study comparing ultrasound measurements of anterior neck soft tissues to clinical airway assessment in obese patients undergoing elective general anesthesia. No results are yet reported in this registry record; the study has not begun recruitment.
Observational. Ultrasonography, Airway Management, Intubation, Intratracheal, Obesity and Overweight; age from 18 Years; to 70 Years. Intervention: Overweight and Obese Surgical Patients. Compared with: Standard clinical airway assessment parameters. n = 52. Gaziantep City Hospital (single center, Turkey inferred from sponsor location).
This is a planned prospective observational study comparing ultrasound measurements of anterior neck soft tissues to clinical airway assessment in obese patients undergoing elective general anesthesia. No results are yet reported in this registry record; the study has not begun recruitment.
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This is an unstarted observational registry record with no reported results; it describes a planned study design and primary endpoint only, without outcome data or efficacy evidence.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07346768). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Gaziantep City Hospital. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Study type: OBSERVATIONAL. Enrollment: 52 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Ultrasonography, Airway Management, Intubation, Intratracheal, Obesity and Overweight. Interventions: OTHER: None (Observational study). Primary outcome measures: Cormack-Lehane grade III-IV , During anesthesia induction. Brief summary: Obese patients are at increased risk of difficult airway management due to anatomical changes in the anterior neck soft tissues. Accurate preoperative prediction of difficult airway remains challenging using conventional clinical airway assessment tests alone. This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the role of ultrasound assessment of anterior neck soft tissue thickness in predicting difficult airway risk in overweight and obese adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia. Ultrasound-based anterior neck measurements will be compared with standard clinical airway assessment parameters to determine their diagnostic accuracy for difficult laryngoscopy and intubation. The results of this study may contribute to improved preoperative airway risk stratification and safer airway management in obese patients.
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