Comparing a Horizontal Ultrasound Technique With a Palpation Technique for Localising the Cricothyroid Membrane

NCT ID: NCT02271763

Last Updated: 2015-04-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

37 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators will be comparing a traditional palpation (feeling) technique with an ultrasound technique for finding a specific part of the neck.

Detailed Description

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This study compares a traditional palpation (feeling) technique with an ultrasound technique for finding a specific part of the neck. Finding this part of the neck is important for anesthesiologists in emergencies and can sometimes be difficult. We would like to determine if using ultrasound is easier and more reliable than examining the neck by hand. Newer methods using ultrasound have not been studied in detail in the pregnant population.

This study aims to describe a simple technique for identifying the cricothyroid membrane. The secondary aim is to determine how ultrasound compares to palpation in pregnant women at term.

Conditions

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Airway Identification

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Palpating neck

Subjects will have their neck palpated by an anesthesiologist to locate their cricothyroid membrane

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

subjects' neck will be scanned using ultrasound

Ultrasound neck

Subjects will have their neck scanned with ultrasound by an anesthesiologist to locate their cricothyroid membrane

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

subjects' neck will be scanned using ultrasound

Interventions

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ultrasound

subjects' neck will be scanned using ultrasound

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* term pregnancy
* 19yrs and older

Exclusion Criteria

* preterm pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of British Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Simon Massey, MD FRCPC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of British Columbia

Locations

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BC Women's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CW14-0188

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

H14-01177

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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