Comparison of McCoy and Airtraq Laryngoscopes in Patients with Cervical Spine Immobilisatio

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• Conditions: Cervical spine immobilisation; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000066381
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Michael Bishop

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1 & 2) presenting for elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a past history of difficult tracheal intubation, or with clinical signs of potential difficulty with tracheal intubation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intubation time[at time of tracheal intubation];Intubation Difficulty Scale (IDS) score[at time of tracheal intubation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of successful placement of the tracheal tube[at the time of tracheal intubation];Cormack & Lehane grade at laryngoscopy[at time of laryngoscopy];Number of intubation attempts[at the time of tracheal intubation];Number of optimisation manoeuvres required to aid tracheal intubation[at time of tracheal intubation]