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How Easy is it to Identify the Cricothyroid Membrane in Children? Can Ultrasound Imagine be Used to Aid Identification?

NCT01637207 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2022-10-04

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Summary

The Investigators aim to determine how easy it is for anaesthetists to identify the Cricothyroid membrane (CTM) in children and infants and whether ultrasound maybe useful in addition. The investigators aim to conduct a randomised single blinded trial to compare methods to detect the CTM.

The first group of patients will be randomised to palpation of anatomical landmarks group. Prior to commencing the MRI scan the anaesthetist is timed to identify the CTM and then the trachea using a felt tip pen. A ficidual marker will be placed on the 2 marked areas.

The second group of patients will be randomised to receive ultrasound. Prior to commencing the MRI scan the sonographer is timed to identify the CTM and then the trachea using a felt tip pen. A ficidual marker will be placed on the two marked areas.

Conditions

  • Cricothyroidotomy

Interventions

OTHER

Palpation

Group A: Palpation Group

OTHER

Ultrasound

Group B: Ultrasound Group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nadine Dobby, MBBS · Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2013-02-28

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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