The Method to Reduce Displacement of Double-lumen Tube

The Method to Reduce Displacement of Double-lumen Tube During Patient Positioning

The purpose of this study is to devise the method to reduce displacement of a left-sided double-lumen tube during patient positioning.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Double-lumen Tube Displacement
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: pillow; Procedure: neutral

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Korea, Republic of
  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 110-744
    • Seoul National University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

Exclusion Criteria:

• intraluminal lesion of left bronchus
• very distorted anatomy of tracheobronchial tree

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: pillow; confirmation of double-lumen tube position with a head on a pillow	Procedure: pillow; bronchoscopic confirmation of double-lumen tube position with a head on a pillow
Experimental: neutral; confirmation of double-lumen tube position in neutral position of a head	Procedure: neutral; bronchoscopic confirmation of double-lumen tube position in neutral position of a head

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
tracheal displacement	up to 5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
bronchial displacement	up to 5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Seo JH, Hong DM, Lee JM, Chung EJ, Bahk JH. Double-lumen tube placement with the patient in the supine position without a headrest minimizes displacement during lateral positioning. Can J Anaesth. 2012 May;59(5):437-41. doi: 10.1007/s12630-012-9679-7. Epub 2012 Feb 25.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 9, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 9, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): August 10, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 8, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2011
• Last Verified: December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: JHBahk_DLT_pillow