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Tracheal Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients. GlideScope Versus Direct Laryngoscopy

NCT00917033 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2010-02-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether orotracheal intubation in morbidly obese patients is faster, gentler and safer using the GlideScope videolaryngoscope than with the Macintosh direct laryngoscope.

Conditions

  • Intubation, Endotracheal
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Obesity

Interventions

DEVICE

GlideScope

Orotracheal intubation

DEVICE

Macintosh direct laryngoscope

Orotracheal intubation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lasse H Andersen, MD · Glostrup University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-10-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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