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SureCRIC Standardized Patient Study

NCT ID: NCT03488849

Last Updated: 2021-11-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-16

Study Completion Date

2017-10-27

Brief Summary

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SureCRIC is intended to be used as an accessory to cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy devices, helping to identify and stabilize anatomical landmarks for establishing an airway.

Cricothyroid membrane identification accuracy has been reported to be 30-62% in the literature \[Bai15, Ell10, Kri15, Lam15\]. The current study assesses SureCRIC-assisted medic performance in identifying the cricothyroid membrane in a diverse standardized patient population.

Detailed Description

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The study is a two-arm, open-label study involving users - largely licensed paramedics or combat medics - identifying the cricothyroid membranes on healthy volunteers. The Control Group will perform cricothyroid membrane identification on healthy male and female volunteers of varying heights, weights, and BMI's with the standard, freehand approach. The Experimental Group will perform cricothyroid membrane identification on the volunteers with the help of the SureCRIC. An expert verifier (senior otolaryngologist) will verify correct cricothyroid membrane identification and will not be blinded in order to reduce any error that may be introduced by SureCRIC removal and subsequent skin movement. The primary endpoint is a pass/fail assessment for cricothyroid membrane identification. The main secondary endpoint is time to cricothyroid membrane identification. The study design was recommended by FDA. The study, per FDA guidance, is not designed for statistical comparisons and only descriptive statistics are provided.

Conditions

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Airway Obstruction

Keywords

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cricothyrotomy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study is a two-arm, open-label study involving users - largely licensed paramedics or combat medics - identifying the cricothyroid membranes on healthy volunteers. The Control Group will perform cricothyroid membrane identification on healthy male and female volunteers of varying heights, weights, and BMI's with the standard, freehand approach. The Experimental Group will perform cricothyroid membrane identification on the volunteers with the help of the SureCRIC.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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SureCRIC

SureCRIC-aided cricothyroid membrane identification

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SureCRIC

Intervention Type DEVICE

SureCRIC is intended to be used as an accessory to cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy devices, helping to identify and stabilize anatomical landmarks for establishing an airway.

Freehand

Freehand cricothyroid membrane identification

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Freehand

Intervention Type OTHER

Freehand palpation approach to identification of the cricothyroid membrane

Interventions

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SureCRIC

SureCRIC is intended to be used as an accessory to cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy devices, helping to identify and stabilize anatomical landmarks for establishing an airway.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Freehand

Freehand palpation approach to identification of the cricothyroid membrane

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Paramedic or military combat medic
* Trained to perform a cricothyrotomy


* Less than 10th percentile height female
* 50th percentile height female
* Greater than 90th percentile height female
* Less than 10th percentile height male
* 50th percentile height male
* Greater than 90th percentile height male

Exclusion Criteria

* Current or former instructor of cricothyrotomy, airway management, or anatomy
* Experience performing cricothyrotomy on a patient in the last 6 months
* Training on cricothyrotomy in the last 3 months
* Previous or current participation in a study related to cricothyrotomy
* Any condition or physical impairment that limits dexterity and/or tactile feedback
* Performed two or more cricothyrotomies on live humans
* Previous exposure to the SureCRIC

Healthy Volunteers (Standardized Patients):


* Previous exposure to the SureCRIC
* Age under 18 or over 60
* Any skin condition including, but not limited to, eczema and hives
* Skin that is thin, fragile, sensitive and/or prone to redness or irritation including skin that maintains a red, irritated appearance after the light application of pressure
* Easy bruising or use of any blood thinning medication (including aspirin)
* Beard on the neck
* Use of a steroid medication by mouth or in a topical formulation like a cream or ointment
* Any of the following chronic conditions: chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, coagulation disorders such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, low or dysfunctional platelets (e.g., thrombocytopenia), leukemia, Cushing's syndrome, Ehlers Danlos syndrome, celiac disease, any condition that causes easy bruising or sensitive or fragile skin.
* Previous neck surgery, previous neck trauma, thyroid mass or enlargement, or other neck abnormalities
* Any condition that would make lying supine or without a pillow painful or impossible
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medstar Health Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

InnoVital Systems, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Bair AE, Chima R. The inaccuracy of using landmark techniques for cricothyroid membrane identification: a comparison of three techniques. Acad Emerg Med. 2015 Aug;22(8):908-14. doi: 10.1111/acem.12732. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26198864 (View on PubMed)

Elliott DS, Baker PA, Scott MR, Birch CW, Thompson JM. Accuracy of surface landmark identification for cannula cricothyroidotomy. Anaesthesia. 2010 Sep;65(9):889-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2010.06425.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20645953 (View on PubMed)

Kristensen MS, Teoh WH, Rudolph SS, Tvede MF, Hesselfeldt R, Borglum J, Lohse T, Hansen LN. Structured approach to ultrasound-guided identification of the cricothyroid membrane: a randomized comparison with the palpation method in the morbidly obese. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Jun;114(6):1003-4. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev123. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25991744 (View on PubMed)

Lamb A, Zhang J, Hung O, Flemming B, Mullen T, Bissell MB, Arseneau I. Accuracy of identifying the cricothyroid membrane by anesthesia trainees and staff in a Canadian institution. Can J Anaesth. 2015 May;62(5):495-503. doi: 10.1007/s12630-015-0326-y. Epub 2015 Jan 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25637060 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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W81XWH-14-C-0011

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SureCRIC_SP1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id