Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Endotracheal Intubation
• Interventions: Device: Direct Laryngoscopy; Device: Airtraq

• Registration Number: NCT00874016
• Lead Sponsor: IWK Health Centre

Brief Summary

Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.

Detailed Description

50 children (age 5 years and 11 month or younger) with expected easy intubation, scheduled for elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation are enrolled.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-04
• Study Start: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2009-08
• Study Completion: 2009-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 2010-12-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

• predicted difficult bag-mask ventilation
• predicted difficult intubation
• rapid sequence induction
• emergency endotracheal intubation
• hemodynamic instability
• emergency surgery
• non-english speaking caregivers/parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Direct Laryngoscopy	Direct Laryngoscopy	Intubation using direct laryngoscopy
Airtraq	Airtraq	Intubation with the use of the Airtraq

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to intubation	1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of glottic opening seen	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, IWK Health Centre; 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada