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NCT Number: NCT05899868

Utilization of Airway Stabilizing Rod

The pediatric airway is known to be more challenging than the adult airway when performing endotracheal intubation. When a patient cannot be ventilated and/or intubated, the guidelines for airway management dictate that a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) be used as a rescue device to oxygenate and ventilate the patient. While an excellent device the LMA is seen as temporary and ultimately needs to be replaced by an endotracheal tube (ETT).

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Key information

Conditions

Airway Complication of Anesthesia

Age range

5 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Texas Children's Hosppital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

About this study

The objective is to study this device in patients with difficult airway to assess the success rate and time to intubation for placing an endotracheal tube using this device.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Ages 5-18 years
  • Requiring intubation
  • Known difficult airway
  • LMA placement possible

Exclusion criteria

  • Known normal airway
  • Procedure not requiring endotracheal intubation
  • Parental refusal
  • Patient dissent

Treatment and study plan

Time to Intubation using FASTER device

Device

Time from fiberoptic placement onto airway to documentation of end-tidal carbon dioxide waveform through the endotracheal tube.

Other names: FASTER

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall time in the airway

    Time frame: 5 minutes

    Time from fiberoptic placement onto airway to documentation of end-tidal carbon dioxide waveform through the endotracheal tube.

  2. Total time to intubation

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    Time from movement of the device to documentation of end-tidal carbon dioxide waveform through the endotracheal tube.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Utilization of Airway Stabilizing Rod to Assist With LMA Guided Fiberoptic Intubation in Children

Acronym: FASTER

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jun 12, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 5, 2024

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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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