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Low Skill Fibreoptic Intubation I-gel vs Air-Q

NCT02663843 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-05-01

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Summary

Tracheal intubation under general anaesthesia is the gold standard for securing the airway and for protecting the lungs against gastric aspiration. The conventional technique involves the use of a metal laryngoscope inserted into the mouth to create an air space, to allow insertion of an endotracheal tube.

Alternatively, an oral airway device (called a supraglottic device (SGD)) can be used for tracheal intubation. The SGD is first inserted. A fibrescope is inserted down the shaft of the SGD and into the trachea. This allows an endotracheal tube (previously pre-loaded onto the fibrescope) to be railroaded of the fibrescope and into the trachea. This technique is called 'low skill fibreoptic intubation' as the SGD acts as a guide for the fibrescope. Our study compares the performance of two SGD: i-gel and air-Q. The investigators will compare intubation success rate, insertion rate, and times for SGD insertion and intubation.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia

Interventions

DEVICE

i-gel airway

Fibreoptic intubation via i-gel airway device

DEVICE

air-Q airway

Fibreoptic intubation via air-Q airway device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Singapore General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick Wong, Patrick · Singapore General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-06-01
Completion
2017-06-01

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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