NCT07910149Recruiting
Airway Ultrasound in Oncologic Maxillofacial Patients
Ultrasound Assessment of the Airway in Oncologic Maxillofacial Patients: Comparison With Computed Tomography and Association With Difficult Airway Management
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This prospective observational cohort study will evaluate ultrasound-based airway measurements in adult patients with oncologic maxillofacial disease undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. The distance from the skin to the epiglottis (DSE) and the distance from the skin to the hyoid bone (DSHB) will be measured using preoperative airway ultrasonography and compared with corresponding measurements obtained from clinically indicated preoperative computed tomography (CT) images. The study will also investigate associations between ultrasound measurements and clinical characteristics related to airway management, including difficult tracheal intubation, difficult mask ventilation, trismus, tumor location, and previous radiotherapy
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Oct 2026
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Sept 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07910149
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 30
- From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Emergency surgery.
Age
- Age below 18 years.
Other
- Inability to obtain interpretable ultrasound measurements.
- CT images unsuitable for the predefined anatomical measurements.
- Refusal to participate or inability to provide informed consent.
Who the study is looking for
- Adults aged 18 years or older.
- Patients with oncologic disease of the maxillofacial or head and neck region. 3. Patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with planned airway management requiring tracheal intubation.
- 4\. Availability of a preoperative CT examination suitable for the predefined airway measurements.
- 5\. Written informed consent to participate.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universitiy Hospital Dubrava Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Zagreb | Croatia | Recruiting |
| University Hospital Dubrava Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Zagreb | Croatia | Recruiting |
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