NCT00953433

Laryngeal Morbidity After Endotracheal Intubation - Endoflex-tube Versus Use of Stylet

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is aimed at reducing the risk of hoarseness and damage to the vocal cords following general anaesthesia. Conventional endotracheal intubation with use of a stylet will be compared with the Endoflex tube. A conventional stylet enforced endotracheal tube is dirigible because of the stiffness gained by the addition of a stylet. In high risk rapid sequence intubation settings the enhanced dirigibility can be crucial, which is why most anaesthesiologists choose to add the stylet in these situations. A new endotracheal tube with a dynamic dirigible end called the Endoflex tube might prove to be a good alternative to the conventional stylet enforced endotracheal tube. Study hypothesis: The Endoflex tube will reduce the risk of hoarseness after intubation when compared to the conventional stylet enforced endotracheal tube under optimal intubation conditions.

Conditions

• Intubation Complication
• Anaesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Endoflex tube	Size decided upon gender.
DEVICE	Polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube with a stylet	Size decided upon gender.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2009-08-06
• Last updated: 2011-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark