CT Window Setting to Select Double-lumen Tube Size

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bronchial Cuff Volume at Air-tight Seal; Intracuff Cuff Pressure at Air-tighe Seal
• Interventions: Device: Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU; Device: Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU

• Registration Number: NCT01818102
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the appropriate window setting of chest computed tomography to select a correct size of double-lumen endobronchial tube.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-21
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-26
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

• Abnoraml anatomy of tracheobronchail tree
• Intraluminal lesion in the left mainstem bronchus
• Anticipated difficult intubation

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU	Width 1000 HU/Level -450 HU	-
Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU	Width 400 HU/Level 25 HU	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Air-leak at deflation of bronchial cuff	An expected average of 10 min after double lumen tube intubation
Air-tight seal below resting volume of bronchial cuff	An expected average of 10 min after double lumen tube intubation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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