NCT02237651

Topical Anesthesia / Bronchoscopy

Topical Nasopharyngeal Anesthesia in Outpatient Bronchoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 252 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hannover Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 88 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to compare a simplified single-use product (LMA® MAD Nasal™ Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device, Teleflex medical, Kernen Germany) for topical nasopharyngeal anesthesia in comparison to a multi-use device (Laryngeal atomizer, Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany in terms of patient self-rated nasopharyngeal symptoms.

Detailed description

Patients included in the first half of the study (topical anesthesia with the Laryngeal atomizer) and with need for another bronchoscopy in the second half of the study (topical anesthesia with the Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device) will be asked to repeat the questionnaire after the second bronchoscopy to allow in-patient comparison. Description of the primary efficacy analysis and population: The primary endpoint of patient self-rated anesthesia by visual analogue scale after topical nasopharyngeal anesthesia for bronchoscopy.

Conditions

• Equally of Delivery Systems of Local Anesthesia in Bronchoscopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	topical anesthesia multi-use device
DEVICE	topical anesthesia Intranasal Mucosal Atomization

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2014-09-11
• Last updated: 2015-08-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany