Comparison Between McGrath and Macintosh Laryngoscopes for DLT Intubation in Thoracic Surgery Patients.

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Thoracic Empyema; Thoracic Diseases; Thoracic Neoplasms
• Interventions: Device: MaCintosh Laryngoscope (DL); Device: McGrath Laryngoscope (VL)

• Registration Number: NCT05988736
• Lead Sponsor: Aga Khan University

Brief Summary

The goal of this RCT is to compare outcome with McGrath vs Macintosh laryngoscopes among patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are,

1. Rate of successful intubation at first attempt and

2. Time for intubation required with each device. Participants are required to sign the informed consent for, they will be placed in two groups, Group A: Macintosh (DL) Group B: McGrath (VL) Researchers will compare in Group A: Macintosh (DL) and Group B: McGrath (VL) the differences in rate of successful intubation at first attempt and time for intubation required with each device.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-15
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-27
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18-65 years
• American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I, II, III
• Elective thoracic surgery patients, requiring one lung ventilation.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients requiring rapid sequence induction

• Patients with a structural problem in the airway on chest radiography

• History of difficult intubation

• Planned tracheostomy \ the presence of a tracheostomy

  • Patients with a BMI >35 kg\m2. Who at risk of regurgitation\ Aspiration
  • Anticipated Difficult Airway (Mallampati IV)
  • Pre-existing sore throat or hoarseness, or recent respiratory infection (<15 days)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	MaCintosh Laryngoscope (DL)	-
Group B	McGrath Laryngoscope (VL)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Successful Intubation at first attempt.	immediately after Intervention.	The number of times the laryngoscope will be inserted.
Time required for correct placement of the Double Lumen Tube (DLT).	During intervention time period	Time will be measured in seconds during laryngoscopy while placement of Double Lumen Tube (DLT) until appearance of end tidal carbon dioxide on capnograph.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aga Khan University Hospital; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan