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Patient Positions for Locating the Cricothyroid Membrane

NCT05043025 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2025-12-11

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Summary

Cricothyroidotomy is an emergency rescue technique to secure the airway in a 'Can't intubate, Can't Oxygenate' (CICO) situation. The cricothyroid membrane (CTM) is the target site of cricothyroidotomy, and accurate identification of the CTM is essential for successful cricothyroidotomy. In this study, the investigators compare patient positions (neck extension vs. modified ramped position) in terms of the success rate for identifying the CTM in obese patients.

Conditions

  • Cricothyroid Membrane

Interventions

OTHER

Identification of the cricothyroid membrane

The cricothyroid membrane is identified using a laryngeal handshake technique in different patient positions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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