Change of Depth in a RAE Tube: Tube Fixation at the Midline or Angle and in a Neutral or Neck Extended Position

NCT ID: NCT01638728

Last Updated: 2014-01-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2013-02-28

Brief Summary

The investigators compared the depth of the RAE tube [Preformed oral tracheal tubes were first described by Ring, Adair and Elwyn (therefore called RAE tubes)] when fixed at the midline and at the angle of the mouth, and after fixing the tube at the angle.

Conditions

Depth of Tracheal Tube

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CROSSOVER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Endotracheal tube

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who are scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with anatomical defects of the face, neck, or upper airway

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jong-Man Kang

Associate professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Seoul, , South Korea

Countries

South Korea

Other Identifiers

KHNMC 039

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

KHNMC 2012-039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id