NCT06605989

Nostril Side on Epistaxis

The Effect of Nostril Side on Epistaxis During Nasotracheal Intubation

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 208 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of the nostril side on epistaxis during nasotracheal intubation.

Detailed description

This prospective randomized controlled study was approved by the IRB of our institute. Patients requiring nasotracheal intubation will be screened for eligibility for the study. Then, patients will be randomized to one of two groups; (Group I: tube will be inserted through the left nostril and advanced into the oral cavity / Group II: tube will be inserted through the right nostril and advanced into the oral cavity). After induction of anesthesia and muscle relaxation, the preformed nasal RAE (Ring-Adair-Elwyn) tube will be inserted via the nostril, which is assigned to each patient according to the group, approximately 3-4 cm. Next, an anesthesiologist will advance the tube into the oral cavity. After the tube is placed in the oral cavity, the anesthesiologist will perform nasotracheal intubation with Magill forceps. After that, an investigator will check the occurrence of epistaxis due to nasotracheal intubation and its severity with a fiberoptic bronchoscope. After obtaining all data, investigators will analyze the incidence of epistaxis and its severity between the two groups.

Conditions

• Nasotracheal Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Nasotracheal intubation	For nasotracheal intubation, the nasal RAE tube will be first inserted through the left nostril for patients in the left nostril side arm. For nasotracheal intubation, the nasal RAE tube will be first inserted through the right nostril for patients in the right nostril side arm.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-26
• Primary completion: 2026-02-28
• Completion: 2026-02-28
• First posted: 2024-09-20
• Last updated: 2026-02-11

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: South Korea