NCT03524547

Endotracheal Tube Shapes for Intubation With Videolaryngoscope

Comparison of Endotracheal Tube Shapes for Intubation With Videolaryngoscope in Normal Airways

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 222 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eunah Cho, MD · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In this study, investigators will compare the efficacy of two shapes of endotracheal tube molded by stylet in endotracheal intubation using videolaryngoscope (McGrath MAC®). The participants will randomly be divided into two groups; J-shaped tube and 60-degrees-curved tube.

Detailed description

Since the intubation using videolaryngoscope does not need straightened oral-pharyngeal-laryngeal axis, certain curvature of endotracheal tube is needed for the successful intubation using the videolaryngoscope. Participants in both groups will be intubated with videolaryngoscope (McGrath MAC®). Stylet will be inserted in the endotracheal tubes and will be bent to a specific shape by the assigned group. In the J-shaped tube group, endotracheal tube will be molded to a shape similar to the blade of the videolaryngoscope (McGrath MAC®). In the 60-degrees-curved tube group, endotracheal tube will be bent 60 degrees. Time to intubation, intubation attempts and ease of intubation wil be assessed.

Conditions

• Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	J shaped stylet used for endotracheal intubation	After inserting a stylet into the endotracheal tube, the tube will be molded into a J-shape.
DEVICE	60-degrees stylet used for endotracheal intubation	After inserting a stylet into the endotracheal tube, the tube will be bent 60-degrees.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-28
• Primary completion: 2018-07-04
• Completion: 2018-07-04
• First posted: 2018-05-15
• Last updated: 2018-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea