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NCT Number: NCT00874016

Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway

Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.

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Key information

Conditions

Endotracheal Intubation

Age range

Up to 6 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6R8, Canada

About this study

50 children (age 5 years and 11 month or younger) with expected easy intubation, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation are enrolled.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

  • predicted difficult bag-mask ventilation
  • predicted difficult intubation
  • rapid sequence induction
  • emergency endotracheal intubation
  • hemodynamic instability
  • emergency surgery
  • non-english speaking caregivers/parents

Treatment and study plan

Airtraq

Device

Intubation using Airtraq

direct laryngoscopy

Device

Intubation using direct laryngoscopy

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to intubation

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of glottic opening seen

    Time frame: 1 day

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

IWK Health Centre

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Comparison of the Airtraq and Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway - A Randomized Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Apr 2, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 16, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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