A Prospective Comparison of the Glidescope Cobalt to Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in Infants
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 66
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to Tracheal Intubation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators seek to prospectively compare intubation with the Glidescope Cobalt to Direct Laryngoscopy (DL) in infants.
Detailed Description
We seek to study the intubation characteristics of a new video laryngoscope, the Glidescope Cobalt in children less than or equal to 1 yr of age. This evaluation would provide insight as to the efficacy of this device in facilitating intubation in infants.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 1 Year (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Scheduled to undergo elective surgery at CHOP
- •American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I or II
- •Anesthetic plan requiring tracheal intubation with a neuromuscular relaxant
- •Parental/guardian permission (informed consent). Subjects will be too young to understand the study procedures and therefore assent will not be sought. -
Exclusion Criteria
- •At known or anticipated high risk for aspiration pneumonia
- •Known or predicted difficult intubation as assessed by the clinical attending anesthesiologist
- •Emergency surgical procedure
- •Patients with preoperative airway pathology or stridor -
Arms & Interventions
Direct Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy will be performed with the randomized device, which will be the Miller Laryngoscope.
Intervention: Miller Laryngoscope (Device)
Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy will be performed with the randomized device, which will be the Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscope.
Intervention: Glidescope Cobalt Video Laryngoscopes (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to Tracheal Intubation
Time Frame: Measured the time of the randomized device past the teeth/gums until its removal after intubation as the time to intubation.
The amount of time it takes the anesthesiologist to insert a breathing tube using one of two methods, either by direct laryngoscopy or using the Glidescope Cobalt Video system.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported