Laryngeal View With Videolaryngoscopy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypoxemia; Respiratory Aspiration
• Interventions: Procedure: Cricoid pressure

• Registration Number: NCT01635179
• Lead Sponsor: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Brief Summary

To prevent bronchial aspiration during induction of anaesthesia it has been a common procedure to perform a cricoid pressure, called Sellicks Maneuver, to occlude esophagus, and thereby prevent aspiration. During the last ten years the efficiency of this maneuver has been discussed, since it probably prolong the intubation time and do not significantly reduces the risk of aspiration.

The hypothesis is that Sellicks Maneuver prolong the time of intubation and reduces the view of the laryngeal inlet, during intubation with a videolaryngoscopy.

The hypothesis is tested by a double-blinded randomized study where patients is intubated twice, with and without Sellicks Maneuver, in a randomized order. The specific cricoid pressure is blinded to the personal performing the intubation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-04
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-19
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-07-06
• Study First Posted: 2012-07-09
• Study Completion: 2012-09
• Status Verified: 2013-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2013-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• ASA 1-2, BMI < 35,
• no indication for rapid sequence induction,
• age > 18,
• able to give consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• ASA > 2,
• BMI > 35,
• RSI

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cricoid pressure	Cricoid pressure	A cricoid pressure of 30 N is done to occlude esophagus under a rapid sequence induction.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completed intubation within 120 seconds	120 seconds	The primary outcome measure is the rate of completed and failed intubations. A intubations is failed when the oxygen saturation is less then 95% or the intubation time is longer then 120 seconds.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A description of the laryngeal inlet	120 seconds	The secondary outcome measure is a description of the laryngeal inlet according the the Cormack-Lehan system, and how Sellicks Maneuver alters that view.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Glostrup University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Glostrup, Denmark