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NCT Number: NCT01564082

Comparison of Early Endotracheal Tube Insertion With GlideScope Use

Patients presenting for elective surgery will be randomized to having the breathing tube inserted partly into the throat prior to GlideScope insertion, or having it inserted fully after GlideScope insertion.

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Key information

Conditions

Endotracheal Intubation

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada

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About this study

Patients presenting for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation will be randomized to having the Early Endotracheal Tube (ETT) inserted into the pharynx prior to GlideScope insertion and then having the ETT advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea, or, being intubated in the standard fashion with the GlideScope being inserted first and having the ETT then advanced via the pharynx into the trachea. The primary outcome is time to intubation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Any adult patient booked for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation.
  • Any operator who has performed ≥ 20 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.
  • Any patient requiring rapid sequence induction.

Treatment and study plan

ETT First (GlideScope)

Device

Patients will have the endotracheal tube (ETT) introduced into the pharynx under direct vision prior to GlideScope insertion. The ETT will then be advanced under GlideScope guidance into the trachea.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to Intubation

    Time frame: Day 1

    Duration of intubation of the patient

Secondary outcomes

  1. Ease of intubation

    Time frame: Day 1

    Ease of intubation, measured on a Visual analog scale

  2. Number of intubation attempts

    Time frame: Day 1

    Number of intubation attempts

  3. Use of external laryngeal pressure

    Time frame: Day 1

    Use of external laryngeal pressure

  4. Sore throat

    Time frame: Day 3

    Post operative sore throat, as rated by the patient.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

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

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 27, 2012
Registry last updated
Apr 10, 2015

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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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