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Ultrasound Examination Versus Palpation to Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane

NCT ID: NCT01735760

Last Updated: 2013-11-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

44 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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Anesthesiologists get a course on localizing the cricothyroid membrane on a human using ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.

Detailed Description

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The ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane on patients before airway management is crucial in order to be able to follow the difficult airway algorithms.

Studies have show a high failure rate when anesthesiologists rely on palpation.

In this study Anesthesiologists get an e-learning course, get literature to study , and get a theoretical course and a hands-on course in using ultrasound for localizing the cricothyroid membrane. . Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.

Conditions

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Focus: Localizing the Cricothyroid Membrane Before Airway Management

Keywords

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airway management cricothyroid membrane

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Palpation

The group using palpation as primary attempt at localizing the cricothyroid membrane

No interventions assigned to this group

Ultrasonography

The group using ultrasound for their primary approach to localizing the cricothyroid membrane

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being an anesthesiologist attending our airway management course

Exclusion Criteria

* unwillingness to participate
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Seltz Kristensen

M.D.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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US-MC-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id