Role of Airtraq Mobile to Improve Intubation Conditions With Airtraq

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nasal Obstruction; Arthrosis
• Interventions: Device: Tracheal intubation

• Registration Number: NCT02510924
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lausanne Hospitals

Brief Summary

Airtraq sp has been proven effective for intubating patients presenting with difficult airway.

The Airtraq sp allows visualisation of the tracheal inlet only for the intubator.

By adding a smartphone with a dedicated app (Airtraq Mobile) to the Airtraq sp, the visualisation of the tracheal inlet is possible for all the airway providers.

The investigators aim to demonstrate that the addition of the Airtraq Mobile app improves success rate of intubation (primary endpoint), as well as confort of the airway provider, shortens time for intubation and reduces injury to the patients.

Detailed Description

Airtraq sp has been proven effective for intubating patients presenting with difficult airway.

The Airtraq sp allows visualisation of the tracheal inlet only for the intubator.

By adding a smartphone with a dedicated app (Airtraq Mobile) to the Airtraq sp, the visualisation of the tracheal inlet is possible for all the airway providers.

The investigators aim to demonstrate that the addition of the Airtraq Mobile app improves success rate of intubation (primary endpoint), as well as confort of the airway provider, shortens time for intubation and reduces injury to the patients while their neck is imobilized by a cervical collar, creating a simulated difficult airway.

Patients will be included if they necessitate an elective general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation.

Exclusion criteria are related to difficult airway, ASA IV and patient refusal.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-29
• Study Start: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-05
• Study Completion: 2017-11-05
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-29
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• American Society of Anesthesia classification 1-3, elective surgey necessitating general anesthesia and intubation, patient consent

Exclusion Criteria

• American Society of Anesthesia classification 4, patient refusal, history of difficult airway

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tracheal intubation with Airtraq Mobile	Tracheal intubation	Tracheal intubation with Airtraq Mobile
Tracheal intubation with Airtraq sp	Tracheal intubation	Tracheal intubation with Airtraq sp.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Success	180 seconds	Success of intubation within time frame

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of attempts	180 seconds	Success of intubation within time frame
Number of injuries	180 seconds	Injuries within time frame

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dpt of Anesthesiology, University of Lausanne CHUV; 🇨🇭 Lausanne, VD, Switzerland