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Clinical Trials/NCT01441362
NCT01441362CompletedNot Applicable

A Comparison of Two Methods for Intubation With Double-lumen Endobronchial Tube to Reduce Laryngeal Injuries

Seoul National University Hospital2 sites in 2 countries154 target enrollmentStarted: September 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
154
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
postoperative hoarseness

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to devise the method to reduce laryngeal injuries during double-lumen tube intubation.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

  • Preoperative hoarseness or sore throat
  • History of upper airway diseases
  • Anticipated difficult airway
  • Operation time longer than 6 hours

Arms & Interventions

90 degrees rotation

Active Comparator

Double-lumen tube intubation with 90 degrees rotation

Intervention: 90 degrees rotation (Procedure)

180 degrees rotation

Experimental

Double-lumen tube intubation with 180 degrees rotation

Intervention: 180 degrees rotation (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

postoperative hoarseness

Time Frame: up to 3 days

Secondary Outcomes

  • postoperative sore throat(up to 3 days)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (2)

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