Upwards Laryngeal Handshake Technique and Simple Palpation for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage

Upwards Laryngeal Handshake Technique and Simple Palpation for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage : a Randomized Comparative Study

This study aims to compare upwards laryngeal handshake technique and simple palpation for locating the cricoid cartilage.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Technique for Locating the Cricoid Cartilage
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: The cricoid cartilage is located.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 140
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of neck surgery
• Anatomical anomaly or skin lesion in the neck
• History of gastroesophageal reflux disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Conventional simple palpation; The cricoid cartilage is located with simple palpation.	Other: The cricoid cartilage is located.; The cricoid cartilage is located.
Experimental: Upwards laryngeal handshake technique; The cricoid cartilage is located with upwards laryngeal handshake technique.	Other: The cricoid cartilage is located.; The cricoid cartilage is located.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Success rate for the correct identification of the cricoid cartilage	Identification of the cricoid cartilage is evaluated using ultrasound.	At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Distance from the cricoid cartilage center	Distance from the cricoid cartilage center to the identification of the cricoid cartilage is assessed.	At 1 minute after induction of anesthesia

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): February 26, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 8, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): January 18, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 14, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2023-1

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No