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Early Versus Late Intubation Trial in Physician Manned Emergency Medical Services (ELITE)
This study has suspended participant recruitment.
(Change in study protocol, needs new ethical consideration.)
Sponsor:
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01730001
First received: November 10, 2012
Last updated: October 25, 2013
Last verified: October 2013
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Purpose
This study looks at advanced airway management in critically ill or injured patients treated by physician manned emergency medical services, comparing early (on-scene) intubation to late (emergency department) intubation.
| Condition | Intervention |
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| Trauma Craniocerebral Trauma Intracerebral Hemorrhage Seizures Unconsciousness | Procedure: Early Intubation Procedure: Late intubation |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Competent EARLY-intubation to LATE-intubation in Patients With Prehospital GCS < 9 and Short Transport Time to Hospital. |
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Further study details as provided by Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- 30 days mortality after injury or illness. [ Time Frame: 30 days after illness or injury ]Dead or alive
- Neurologic outcome at 6 months after injury or illness. [ Time Frame: 6 months after illness or injury ]Neurologic outcome will be assessed using glascow outcome scores (GOS-E)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Intubation success rates and airway management complications for the entire cohort and for key subsets [ Time Frame: up to 6 months after illness or injury ]
- Length of hospital stay, complications and degree of disability at discharge. [ Time Frame: up to 6 months after illness or injury ]
- Prevalence of adverse effects like cardiovascular complications (e.g. bradycardia, hypotension, asystole), and respiratory complications (e.g. hypoxia, pneumothorax). [ Time Frame: up to 6 months after illness or injury ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 500 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2013 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Active Comparator: Early Intubation
Early intubation is defined as prehospital intubation on the scene of the patient illness/injury, or where the EMS physician first meets the patient (e.g en route to hospital). Intubation includes drug assisted and/or rapid sequence intubation (RSI) with endotracheal tube.
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Procedure: Early Intubation |
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Active Comparator: Late intubation
Late intubation is defined as on-scene prehospital high-flow (> 10 L/min) supplemental oxygen by mask, assisted bag-mask-ventilation by EMS physician if required and stable recovery position during transport to hospital. Intubation should be done on arrival in the emergency department.
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Procedure: Late intubation |
Detailed Description:
The ELITE trial is a prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare competent EARLY-intubation to LATE-intubation in patients with on-scene Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 9 and short ambulance transport times (< 20 min) to hospital.
The study aims to establish if advanced airway management with endotracheal intubation (ETI) in the field by specially trained Emergency Medical Services (EMS) physicians - compared to endotracheal intubation (ETI) performed by physicians in the emergency department in the same group - improves outcome in terms of 30-day mortality, degree of disability at discharge, complications and length of hospital stay, and neurologic outcome at 6 months.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients (> 18 years)
- Initial GCS < 9 independent of cause.
- Intact airway reflexes and no impending airway obstruction.
- Located < 20 min ambulance transport time from nearest hospital emergency department.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pediatric patients (under 18 years).
- Primary cardiorespiratory arrest (of non-traumatic / medical cause).
- Planned helicopter transport to hospital.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01730001
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01730001
Locations
| Norway | |
| Haukeland University Hospital | |
| Bergen, Norway, 5021 | |
| Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation | |
| Drøbak, Norway, 1441 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Geir A Sunde, MD | Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation |
| Study Chair: | Stephen JM Sollid, MD, PhD, Ass.Prof | Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation |
| Study Director: | Hans M Lossius, MD, PhD, Prof | Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation |
| Principal Investigator: | Espen Fevang, MD | Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation |
More Information
Additional Information:
| Responsible Party: | Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01730001 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
NLA-3104-03/04 |
| Study First Received: | November 10, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | October 25, 2013 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hemorrhage Wounds and Injuries Seizures Cerebral Hemorrhage Craniocerebral Trauma Unconsciousness Pathologic Processes Epilepsy Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms Intracranial Hemorrhages Cerebrovascular Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Consciousness Disorders Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
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