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'Single Hand Used inTubaTing Laryngoscope Evaluation' Study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Respiratory Failure
Difficult Intubation
Cardiac Arrest
Anesthesia Intubation Complication
Interventions
Device: MacIntosh Laryngoscope
Device: ShuttleScope
Registration Number
NCT04310384
Lead Sponsor
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Brief Summary

This is a study to compare the new ShuttleScope with the standard Macintosh Laryngoscope

Detailed Description

Following a 5 minutes workshop with an instructor structured demonstration and practice with both devices, the participants attempt intubation in a normal airway scenario with the Macintosh Laryngoscope and the novel ShuttleScope®, in a manikin model.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Medecine students from the Basque Country University (UPV/EHU)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Other operators different from the ones described above
  • Previous experience with ShuttleScope videolaryngoscope
  • informed consent non available

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Endotracheal Intubation, gold standartMacIntosh LaryngoscopeStandart of Care with Macintosh laryngoscope
AlternativeShuttleScopeEndotracheal Intubation with novel device
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Success RateDuring intubation time, intubation attempts allows maximum 3 times, within 90 sec in each time

Number of succesfull intubations after three attempts

Time to Endotracheal IntubationDuring intubation time, intubation attempts allows maximum 3 times, within 90 sec in each time

The duration of intubation is defined as the time from inserting videolaryngoscope, intubating a tube, to withdrawing videolaryngoscope using a stopwatch.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ease of insertionDuring intubation time, intubation attempts allows maximum 3 times, within 90 sec in each time ]

Described by the operator and defined in a subjective visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 10 for each of the devices (0 extremely difficult to 10 extremely easy)

Incidence of' oesophageal intubationDuring intubation time, intubation attempts allows maximum 3 times, within 90 sec in each time

Number of oesophageal Intubations after three attempts

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Virtual, Unidad Docente de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina y Enfermeria de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)

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Vitoria, Alava, Spain

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