Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway

December 15, 2010 updated by: IWK Health Centre

A Comparison of the Airtraq and Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway - A Randomized Trial.

Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

50 children (age 5 years and 11 month or younger) with expected easy intubation, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation are enrolled.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Nova Scotia
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
        • Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, IWK Health Centre

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 6 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • predicted difficult bag-mask ventilation
  • predicted difficult intubation
  • rapid sequence induction
  • emergency endotracheal intubation
  • hemodynamic instability
  • emergency surgery
  • non-english speaking caregivers/parents

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Airtraq
Intubation with the use of the Airtraq
Device: Airtraq
Intubation using Airtraq
Active Comparator: Direct Laryngoscopy
Intubation using direct laryngoscopy
Device: Direct Laryngoscopy
Intubation using direct laryngoscopy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to intubation
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of glottic opening seen
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

IWK Health Centre

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Arnim Vlatten, MD, IWK Health Centre

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 2, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 16, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 15, 2010

Last Verified

April 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Airtraq 4469

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