Tracheal Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients. GlideScope Versus Direct Laryngoscopy

NCT ID: NCT00917033

Last Updated: 2010-02-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-09-30

Study Completion Date

2009-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether orotracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients is faster, gentler and safer using the GlideScope videolaryngoscope than with the Macintosh direct laryngoscope.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Intubation, Endotracheal Anesthesia, General Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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GlideScope

Orotracheal intubation using the GlideScope videolaryngoscope

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

GlideScope

Intervention Type DEVICE

Orotracheal intubation

Macintosh

Orotracheal intubation using the Macintosh direct laryngoscope

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Macintosh direct laryngoscope

Intervention Type DEVICE

Orotracheal intubation

Interventions

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GlideScope

Orotracheal intubation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Macintosh direct laryngoscope

Orotracheal intubation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Approved for elective bariatric surgery at Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen.
* Body Mass Index at least 35 kg/m2
* Written informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* Mental illness
* Abuse of alcohol or other substances
* Previous difficult tracheal intubation
* Considered non-eligible for safety-reasons by the anesthetist in charge
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Anaesthesia, Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark

Principal Investigators

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Lasse H Andersen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Glostrup University Hospital

Locations

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Department of Anesthesia, Glostrup University Hospital

Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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LHA GS 01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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