Incidence of Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Intubation in Semi-fowler v/s Supine Position

September 17, 2024 updated by: DR.Talha Arshad, Pak Emirates Military Hospital

Incidence of Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Intubation in Semi-fowler v/s Supine Position in a Tertiary Care Hospital

One of the most dreaded complication of general anaesthesia is aspiration of gastric contents after induction of general anaesthesia.Many endeavours and measures have been practiced to reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia.One such method is to intubate the patient in semi-fowler or supine posture.My study is aimed to find out safe and best position between these two after induction of general anaesthesia to prevent aspiration pneumonia.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults 18-60 years of age
  • Must be able to talk

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients less than 18 years of age or above 60,
  • Pregnant women
  • Handicapped individuals
  • patients with intestinal obstruction

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Supine position
Procedure: Incidence of regurgitation in two different position.
Preventing aspiration pneumonia in general anaesthesia in two different position supine v/s semi - Fowler
Experimental: Semi- fowler position
Procedure: Incidence of regurgitation in two different position.
Preventing aspiration pneumonia in general anaesthesia in two different position supine v/s semi - Fowler

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prevention of aspiration pneumonia
Time Frame: 06 months
To document incidence of regurgitation
06 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Pak Emirates Military Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Director: IRB PEMH Rwp, CPSP

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 16, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

November 15, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 16, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 21, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 19, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2024

Last Verified

June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • A/28/ER/532/23

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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