The Pretreatment of a Left-sided Double-lumen Tube to Prevent Its Misplacement to the Right Mainstem Bronchus

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Double Lumen Tube Intubation
• Interventions: Device: Neutral shape of bronchial tip; Device: Bent shape of bronchial tip

• Registration Number: NCT01818128
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether flexion of bronchial tip of a left-sided double lumen endobronchial tube prevents tube misplacement to the right mainstem bronchus.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-26
• Primary Completion: 2015-02
• Study Completion: 2015-02
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1540

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

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Exclusion Criteria

• Abnormal anatomy of tracheobronchial tree
• Intraluminal lesion in the left or right mainstem bronchus
• Anticipated difficult intubation

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neutral shape of bronchial tip	Neutral shape of bronchial tip	-
Bent shape of bronchial tip	Bent shape of bronchial tip	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with intubation to right mainstem bronchus	An expected average of 5minutes after intubation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants with airway injury	An expected average of 5 minutes after bilateral lung ventilation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of