NCT00874016

Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway

A Comparison of the Airtraq and Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway - A Randomized Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: IWK Health Centre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.

Detailed description

50 children (age 5 years and 11 month or younger) with expected easy intubation, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation are enrolled.

Conditions

• Endotracheal Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Airtraq	Intubation using Airtraq
DEVICE	Direct Laryngoscopy	Intubation using direct laryngoscopy

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-04-01
• Primary completion: 2009-08-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2009-04-02
• Last updated: 2010-12-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada