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NCT Number: NCT01735760

Ultrasound Examination Versus Palpation to Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane

Anesthesiologists get a course on localizing the cricothyroid membrane on a human using ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.

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Key information

Conditions

Focus: Localizing the Cricothyroid Membrane Before Airway Management

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

About this study

The ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane on patients before airway management is crucial in order to be able to follow the difficult airway algorithms.

Studies have show a high failure rate when anesthesiologists rely on palpation.

In this study Anesthesiologists get an e-learning course, get literature to study , and get a theoretical course and a hands-on course in using ultrasound for localizing the cricothyroid membrane. . Thereafter their ability to localize the cricothyroid membrane with either palpation or ultrasonography, in a randomised fashion, is tested.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • being an anesthesiologist attending our airway management course

Exclusion criteria

  • unwillingness to participate

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. rate of success of localizing the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasound and palpation

    Time frame: december 2012

    the rate of success is measured

Secondary outcomes

  1. time to localise the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography and palpation

    Time frame: december 2012

    time measure for both ultrasonographic and palpation method

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Ultrasound Examination and Palpation to Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane - a Randomized Study

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Nov 28, 2012
Registry last updated
Nov 26, 2013

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