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NCT07444528

Upper Airway Ultrasound to Predict Difficult Laryngoscopy in Neonates and Infants

ENROLLING BY INVITATION Last updated 4 March 2026
What this trial tests

trial testing Upper airway ultrasound in Neonates in 180 participants. Enrolling by invitation.

Timeline
2 March 2026
Primary endpoint
31 December 2027
31 December 2027

Quick facts

Lead sponsorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia
StatusENROLLING BY INVITATION
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment180
Start date2 March 2026
Primary completion31 December 2027
Estimated completion31 December 2027
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Who can join

Under 365 Days, any sex, with Neonates or Infants Aged 0 Days to 12 Months Scheduled for Elective Surgery. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Upper airway ultrasound (UA-US) has been utilized in adults to predict difficult laryngoscopy (Cormick-Lehane view 3 or 4) and difficult tracheal intubation (DTI) (≥3 intubation attempts) and with moderate-to-high sensitivity and specificity. This bedside technique is reproducible, easy-to-do without any additional radiation risk, and was added to the most recent American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Practice Guidelines for Difficult Airway Management in Adults. However, UA-US has only been applied to older children ages 5-12 and has not been examined in neonates and infants. Thus, the aim of this observational study using UA-US to predict difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation in neonates and infants presenting for diagnostic, procedural or surgical care under general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation.

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