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Comparison of the Pentax AWS® With the Macintosh Laryngoscopic Intubation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients

NCT01428570 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-09-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The Pentax-AWS\_ system (AWS; Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) is a new rigid indirect laryngoscope which has an integrated tube passage function. Pentax-AWS improved the laryngeal view and facilitated tracheal intubation in patients with restricted neck motion. The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate the relative efficacy of the AWS laryngoscopes when used by experienced anesthetists in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) patients and to compare its performance with the Macintosh laryngoscope.

Conditions

  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Interventions

DEVICE

Pentax-AWS (AWS; Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, Japan)

Each group of patients will be intubated using the Macintosh laryngoscope or Pentax-AWS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mi Kyeong Kim, Professor · Kyung Hee University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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