NCT03999476

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Ambu® aScope for Intubation in Cancer Tongue

Randomized- Single Blind Trial of Ambu Ascope and Fiberoptic in Severely Difficult Air Way Patient Having Posterior Third Fixed Tongue Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: mahmoud salem soliman · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study compares the ascope with standard fiberscope using the nasal route of intubation in patient having sever difficult airway (having posterior one third cancer tongue with fixed mobility)

Detailed description

patient will be allocated into two group according to the type of endoscope used group (F) fibro scope group and group (A) the ambu ascope group The timer will be started (T0), when touching the fiberscope or a scope. The standard fiberscope or a scope2 will be introduced through the nostril and advanced through the vocal cords, once carina identified the time will be recorded ( T1) When correct positioning of the trachea confirmed by detection of the end-tidal co2 curve on capnography (T2).

Conditions

• Difficult Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ambu ascope	nasal route intubation by the device in fixed cancer tongue patients
DEVICE	fibreroptic bronchoscope	nasal route intubation by the device in fixed cancer tongue patients

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-01
• Primary completion: 2020-05-05
• Completion: 2020-05-19
• First posted: 2019-06-26
• Last updated: 2022-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt