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King Video Laryngoscope Versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Prehospital Intubation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02208349 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 83

Last updated 2018-06-06

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Summary

The goal of this study is to compare the first pass success rate of intubation between video assisted intubation and traditional direct visualization intubation in the field by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) professionals

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

King Video Laryngoscope

We will outfit ½ of the ambulance crews with the King Video Laryngoscope (KVL) for 6 months while the other ½ of the ambulances will use traditional direct laryngoscopy (DL). After 6 months, the groups will switch devices. We will randomly assign those ambulances that first use the KVL. After one year (12 months) we will compare the outcomes between the two methods.

DEVICE

traditional direct laryngoscopy (DL)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saint Vincent Hospital, Pennsylvania

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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