Comparison of Early Endotracheal Tube Insertion With GlideScope Use

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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Patients presenting for elective surgery will be randomized to having the breathing tube inserted partly into the throat prior to GlideScope insertion, or having it inserted fully after GlideScope insertion.

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Detailed Description

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Patients presenting for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation will be randomized to having the Early Endotracheal Tube (ETT) inserted into the pharynx prior to GlideScope insertion and then having the ETT advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea, or, being intubated in the standard fashion with the GlideScope being inserted first and having the ETT then advanced via the pharynx into the trachea. The primary outcome is time to intubation.

Conditions

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Endotracheal Intubation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ETT first

Patients will have the endotracheal tube (ETT) introduced into the pharynx prior to GlideScope insertion, and then advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ETT First (GlideScope)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients will have the endotracheal tube (ETT) introduced into the pharynx under direct vision prior to GlideScope insertion. The ETT will then be advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea.

Control Group

Patients will have the GlideScope introduced into the pharynx. The endotracheal tube (ETT) will then be advanced under direct vision into the mouth/pharynx. The ETT will then be advanced into the trachea under GlideScope guidance.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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ETT First (GlideScope)

Patients will have the endotracheal tube (ETT) introduced into the pharynx under direct vision prior to GlideScope insertion. The ETT will then be advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Any adult patient booked for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation.
2. Any operator who has performed ≥ 20 GlideScope intubations.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any patient in whom the use of the GlideScope is contraindicated in the opinion of the attending anesthesiologist.
2. Any patient with cervical spine abnormalities.
3. Any patients with known or probable difficult airways.
4. Any patient requiring rapid sequence induction.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes