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Hypnosis to Perform Awake Intubation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Nasal Obstruction
Interventions
Procedure: laryngoscopy under hypnosis
Registration Number
NCT02513511
Lead Sponsor
University of Lausanne Hospitals
Brief Summary

Awake intubation is a recommended safety procedure in specific cases where the intubation or ventilation before general anesthesia is at risk.

Numerous techniques to allow awake intubation have been described, such as pure awake technique, local anesthetics or intravenous sedation for example.

Hypnosis is used for various operating room techniques and surgeries. The investigators aim to analyze the feasibility of awake laryngoscopy and intubations on patients placed under hypnosis alone.

Detailed Description

Awake intubation is a recommended safety procedure in specific cases where the intubation or ventilation before general anesthesia is at risk.

Numerous techniques to allow awake intubation have been described, such as pure awake technique, local anesthetics or intravenous sedation for example.

Hypnosis is used for various operating room techniques and surgeries. The investigators aim to analyze the feasibility of awake laryngoscopy and intubations on patients placed under hypnosis alone.

Once patient will consent to be enrolled in the study, the same physician, trained in hypnosis, will accompany the patient in the operating room and place him into a hypnotic state. Once this hypnotic state is achieved, an oro-tracheal laryngoscopy will be performed with an Airtraq videolaryngoscope by an experienced anesthetist, specialised in the management of the difficult airway. If conditions allow it, the laryngoscopy will be followed by an oro-tracheal intubation.

A questionnaire assessing objective and subjective criteria from the patient and from the airway specialist will be collected.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • adults
  • american society of anesthesiology classification 1-3
  • understanding of french language
Exclusion Criteria
  • history of difficult intubation
  • patient refusal
  • deafness
  • uncomfortable with french language understanding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hypnosislaryngoscopy under hypnosisthe investigators will put the patient into a hypnotic state and analyze laryngoscopy under hypnosis, followed by intubation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants in which laryngoscopy is possible under hypnosis60 minutes

laryngoscopy is feasible under hypnosis alone

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants in which intubation is possible under hypnosis60 minutes

intubation is feasible under hypnosis alone

comfort assessed by patient60 minutes

assessment of comfort on scale 1-5

comfort assessed by doctor60 minutes

assessment of comfort on scale 1-5

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dpt of Anesthesiology, University of Lausanne CHUV

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Lausanne, VD, Switzerland

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