Comparing Use of the Glidescope Cobalt to Direct Laryngoscopy in Infants
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01163656 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 16, 2010
Results First Posted : January 18, 2013
Last Update Posted : January 31, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Intubation | Device: Miller Laryngoscope Device: Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscopes | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 66 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective Comparison of the Glidescope Cobalt to Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in Infants |
Study Start Date : | July 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Direct Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy will be performed with the randomized device, which will be the Miller Laryngoscope.
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Device: Miller Laryngoscope
Device is used to facilitate tracheal intubation.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy will be performed with the randomized device, which will be the Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscope.
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Device: Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscopes
The laryngoscope design with the integration of video technology into the laryngoscope blade.
Other Names:
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- Time to Tracheal Intubation [ Time Frame: Measured the time of the randomized device past the teeth/gums until its removal after intubation as the time to intubation. ]The amount of time it takes the anesthesiologist to insert a breathing tube using one of two methods, either by direct laryngoscopy or using the Glidescope Cobalt Video system.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 1 Year (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Scheduled to undergo elective surgery at CHOP
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I or II
- Anesthetic plan requiring tracheal intubation with a neuromuscular relaxant
- Parental/guardian permission (informed consent). Subjects will be too young to understand the study procedures and therefore assent will not be sought. -
Exclusion Criteria:
- At known or anticipated high risk for aspiration pneumonia
- Known or predicted difficult intubation as assessed by the clinical attending anesthesiologist
- Emergency surgical procedure
- Patients with preoperative airway pathology or stridor -

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01163656
United States, Pennsylvania | |
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 |
Principal Investigator: | John Fiadjoe, MD | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
Responsible Party: | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01163656 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
10-007533 |
First Posted: | July 16, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | January 18, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | January 31, 2013 |
Last Verified: | January 2013 |
Neonate Laryngoscopes |
Cobalt Trace Elements Micronutrients |
Nutrients Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs |