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RCT- LMA Supreme™ Versus the Spritztube® Tracheal Cannula in Anesthetized Adult Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Airway Management
Interventions
Device: LMA Supreme™
Device: Spritztube®
Registration Number
NCT03443219
Lead Sponsor
St. Bortolo Hospital
Brief Summary

The study compares the LMA Supreme™ versus the Spritztube® tracheal cannula in anesthetized adult patients.

The current randomized study is designed to assess the success placement of blind insertion using LMA Supreme™ , in comparison with the Spritztube® tracheal cannula.

In addition, time, number of attempts, easy insertion and the number of complications at insertion and removal will be assessed.

The investigators hypothesize that the LMA Supreme™ versus the Spritztube® tracheal cannula will similarly perform during anesthetized adult patients despite differences in their structural design.

Detailed Description

A new extraglottic airway device, the Spritztube® \[tracheal cannula, Med Europe s.r.l\], was developed combining the ability to perform both EAD ventilation and oro-tracheal fibreoptic intubation using the same device. The Spritztube® consists of a silicone cannula with two low-pressure cuffs: a proximal cuff, designed to seal the pharynx cranially of the epiglottis and a distal cuff, designed to seal the oesophagus. The positioning of this device requires the aid of a spindle, that keep the cuffs on the same line and it is rigid enough to allow the passage through oropharynx tissue. That can be inserted blindly as extraglottic device or through the use of direct laryngoscopy or fibroscopy as tracheal cannula.

The current randomized study is designed to assess the success placement of blind insertion using LMA Supreme™ , in comparison with the Spritztube® tracheal cannula.

In addition, time, number of attempts, easy insertion and the number of complications at insertion and removal will be assessed.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
355
Inclusion Criteria
  • American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I, II, and III;
  • Age > 18 years
  • Elective surgery in the supine position
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnancy
  • Age <18 years
  • Not eligibility for surgery
  • Predicted difficult airway management
  • Positive history for esophageal or pharyngeal diseases
  • Emergency surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
LMA Supreme™LMA Supreme™The patients were randomly allocated to two groups by using computer-generated numbers.In vgroup, LMA Supreme™was inserted into each patient after anesthesia induction.
Spritztube®Spritztube®The patients were randomly allocated to two groups by using computer-generated numbers.In Spritztube® group, Spritztube® was inserted into each patient after anesthesia induction.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the successful placement of device in two groupsIntraoperative

A successful intubation attempt was recognized if the breathing circuit was connected, the breath sounds over the lung were present and the End tidal CO2 trace was revealed.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Insertion time (in seconds)Intraoperative

The insertion time was measured from the insertion of device into the patient's mouth to connecting the breathing circuit.

Easy to insertIntraoperative

A successful insertion of device in just one attempt

number of complications at insertionIntraoperative

air leak at induction, laryngospasm, obstruction after induction, gastric insufflation, failure device

Number of attemptsIntraoperative

If placement had failed after three attempts, the study was abandoned and the airway was maintained through a tracheal tube.

number of complications at removalPostoperative

dysphagia, hoarseness and sore throat

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