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NCT Number: NCT00459797

Comparison of Conventional GlideScope to Single-Use GlideScope Cobalt for Orotracheal Intubation

Patients presenting for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation will be randomized to being intubated with either the conventional (reusable) GlideScope videolaryngoscope or the single-use GlideScope videolaryngoscope. The primary outcome is time to intubation.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, N6A5A5, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Any patient who is ≥ 18 yrs. coming for elective surgery.
  • Endotracheal tube is indicated for the procedure in the opinion of the attending anesthesiologist.
  • Any operator who has performed ≥ 10 GlideScope intubations.

Exclusion criteria

  • Any patient in whom the use of the GlideScope is contraindicated in the opinion of the attending anesthesiologist.
  • Any patient with cervical spine abnormalities.
  • Any patients with known or probable difficult airways (this rare occurrence is unlikely to be evenly distributed between the groups and could skew the data).
  • Any patient requiring rapid sequence induction.

Treatment and study plan

Conventional (reusable) Glidescope

Device

Single-use Glidescope videolaryngoscope

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to intubation (seconds)

    Time frame: Immediate

Secondary outcomes

  1. Ease of intubation

    Time frame: after intubation

  2. Number of intubation attempts per group

    Time frame: after intubation

  3. Incidence of trauma in each group

    Time frame: after intubation

  4. Number of failures to intubate per group

    Time frame: after intubation

  5. Use of external laryngeal pressure per group

    Time frame: after intubation

  6. Laryngoscopic grade distribution in each group

    Time frame: after intubation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Apr 13, 2007
Registry last updated
Apr 21, 2009

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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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