The Use of Capnography as a Guide for Oral Intubation - Full Text View

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess if capnography can be utilized to assist in the process of endotracheal intubation; specifically, in locating the glottic opening. Ultimately this would result in a new use of capnography to aid in securing normal and difficult airways. Currently capnography is only utilized for the confirmation of endotracheal tube placement.

If successful, this study will provide information, and allow for the development of instrumentation that will assist in difficult airway management; specifically, in locating the glottic opening when visualization may be impaired. Ultimately, this technique will be useful for routine and emergency airway management.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Intubation, Intratracheal	Procedure: Capnography	Phase II

ChemIDplus related topics:

Carbon dioxide

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Assessing the Use of Capnography as a Guide for Endotracheal Intubation

Further study details as provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:

Primary Outcome Measures:

successful intubation [ Time Frame: at intubation ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	150
Study Start Date:	July 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

device which measures carbon dioxide

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this study is to assess if capnography can be utilized in the process of endotracheal intubation; specifically, in locating the glottic opening. Ultimately this would result in a new use of capnography to aid in securing normal and difficult airways. Currently capnography is only utilized for the confirmation of endotracheal tube placement.

If successful, this study will provide information, and allow for the development of instrumentation that will assist in difficult airway management; specifically, in locating the glottic opening when visualization may be impaired. Ultimately this technique will be useful for routine and emergency airway management.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients for elective surgery, requiring general endotracheal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with a known or suspected difficult intubation
Patients requiring specialized endotracheal tubes
Patients with a history of tracheostomy
Airway tumor or airway pathology

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00176683

Contacts


Contact: Catherine Schoenberg, RN, BSN	973-972-7477	shoenbce@umdnj.edu

Locations


United States, New Jersey
	New Jersey Medical School	Recruiting
	Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101
	Contact: Catherine Schoenberg, RN 973-972-7477 shoenbcel@umdnj.edu
	Contact: Kimberly Louis, PhD 973 972-6623 louisky@umdnj.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Glen Atlas, MD, Msc	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey

More Information

Responsible Party:	UMDNJ ( Glenn Atlas, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	0120010351
First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	June 23, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00176683
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey:

intubation

capnography

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008

Sponsored by:	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
Information provided by:	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00176683