Comparison of GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Nasal Intubation

This study has been completed.

First Received: November 15, 2006 Last Updated: September 27, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Lawson Health Research Institute
Collaborator:	London Health Sciences Centre
Information provided by:	Lawson Health Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00400972

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intubation assisted by GlideScope videolaryngoscopy is faster, easier, and less traumatic than nasal intubation with conventional direct laryngoscopy.

Condition	Intervention
Nasal Intubation	Device: GlideScope videolaryngoscope

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Comparison of GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Nasal Intubation

Further study details as provided by Lawson Health Research Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:

time to intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures:

ease of intubation (VAS)
incidence of trauma
number of failures
severity of patient sore throat on post-operative day 1

Estimated Enrollment:	70
Study Start Date:	November 2006
Study Completion Date:	September 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

any patient who is at least 18 years old
patient requires nasal intubation for surgical indications
operator has performed at least 10 prior GlideScope intubations (oral or nasal)

Exclusion Criteria:

cervical spine abnormalities
known difficult airway
requires rapid sequence induction
any other patient in whom the attending anesthesiologist believes usage of the GlideScope is contraindicated

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00400972

Locations

Canada, Ontario
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A5A5

Sponsors and Collaborators

Lawson Health Research Institute

London Health Sciences Centre

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Philip M Jones, MD

London Health Sciences Centre

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	R-06-467, HSREB 12719
Study First Received:	November 15, 2006
Last Updated:	September 27, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00400972 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Keywords provided by Lawson Health Research Institute:

GlideScope
videolaryngoscopy
intubation
nasal

nasotracheal
laryngoscopy
anesthesia

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 27, 2009