Voice test to predict difficult breathing tube placement
This study uses a simple voice recording to see if your voice can help predict whether placing a breathing tube during surgery might be more difficult. It aims to make anesthesia safer for you.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for surgery that will use general anesthesia and a breathing tube.
- You do not have a speech or pronunciation disorder (like vocal cord problems, cleft palate, or facial deformities).
- You do not have hearing loss that makes communication difficult.
- You do not have a brain or nervous system condition that affects your speech.
- Your doctor has not said you cannot have a standard breathing tube placed (for example, due to certain health conditions).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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