Maintaining the Head Extension by an Assistant Decreases Dental Contact

NCT ID: NCT01427348

Last Updated: 2012-05-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the head extension by an assistant decreases dental contact between laryngoscope blade and maxillary incisors during direct laryngoscopy

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dental Contact During Direct Laryngoscopy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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with assistant

head extension by an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

with assistant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

head extension by an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

without assistant

without the help of an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

without assistant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

without head extension by an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

Interventions

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with assistant

head extension by an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

without assistant

without head extension by an assistant during direct laryngoscopy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients undergoing surgery that requires general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* disease or injury of cervical spine
* dentoalveolar injury
* history of difficult intubation
* anatomical anomaly of face or airway
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Kim HJ, Lee JM, Bahk JH. Assisted head extension minimizes the frequency of dental contact with laryngoscopic blade during tracheal intubation. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec;31(12):1629-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.08.019. Epub 2013 Sep 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24041638 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JHBahk_dental injury

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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