Comparison of GlideScope-Specific Rigid Stylet to Standard Malleable Stylet for GlideScope Intubation by Novice Operators

Patients presenting for elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation will be randomized to one of two different endotracheal tube (ETT) stylets. The intubation will be done with a GlideScope videolaryngoscope by a novice operator. The primary outcome is time to intubation.

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Key information

Conditions

Airway

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

any adult patient scheduled for elective surgery.
ETT 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.
Patient with known 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

GlideScope rigid stylet

Device

Patients will be intubated either with a rigid stylet meant to be used with the GlideScope, or with a standard malleable stylet used with other modalities of intubation.

Primary outcomes

Time to Intubation (Seconds)

Time frame: 30-150 seconds (anticipated)

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: 2009
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Apr 21, 2009
Registry last updated: Jan 11, 2011

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