Assessment of Facial Measurements, the Length of Mouth Corner-mandible Angle and Incisors-mandible Angle, for Determining the Proper Sizes of Oropharyngeal Airway

July 30, 2015 updated by: Yonsei University
The purpose of this study is to assess the facial measurements for determining the proper sizes of oropharyngeal airway. Investigators hypothesized that the length between incisors and mandible angle is more appropriate to estimate the size of oropharyngeal airway compared with the length between mouth corner and mandible angle.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

113

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult patients undergoing surgery that requires general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • anticipated difficult intubation
  • patients without teeth or with loose teeth
  • cervical spine disease
  • upper airway disease
  • body mass index over 35 kg/m2
  • pregnancy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental
the length between incisor and mandible angle
the use of oropharyngeal airway (Guedel-type color coded oropharyngeal airway, Hudson RCI, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC) which size is the length between incisor and mandible angle
Active Comparator: Active comparator
the length between mouth corner-mandible angle
the use of oropharyngeal airway (Guedel-type color coded oropharyngeal airway, Hudson RCI, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC) of which size is the length between mouth corner and mandible angle

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
proper size of oropharyngeal airway
Time Frame: up to 10 minutes after the start of anesthetic induction
The oropharyngeal airway will be inserted into the patient's mouth. Investigators will check the laryngeal view using fiberoptic bronchoscope and the adequacy of ventilation after the investigator ventilates the patient using the mask. If both the laryngeal view and ventilation are appropriate, the size of oropharyngeal airway will be considered as the proper size for the patient.
up to 10 minutes after the start of anesthetic induction

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 4, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 15, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 18, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 31, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 4-2013-0440

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