NCT05377346

Effect of Paratracheal and Cricoid Pressure on the Placement of the I-gel.

A Comparison of the Effect of Paratracheal and Cricoid Pressure on the Placement of the I-gel.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (actual)
• Sponsor: SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the effect of paratracheal and cricoid pressure on placement of the i-gel in terms of the success rate of i-gel insertion, time to placement, the rate of optimal position of the device, and difficulty of i-gel placement.

Conditions

• Paratracheal Pressure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Placement of the i-gel	The lubricated i-gel is inserted into the mouth and introduced along the hard palate with a continuous and gentle push until resistance was felt in the hypopharynx.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-04-20
• Completion: 2023-04-20
• First posted: 2022-05-17
• Last updated: 2023-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea