Comparison of Three Laryngoscope Blades for Orotracheal Intubation in the Operating Room

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Intubation
• Interventions: Device: metallic single use blade; Device: plastic single use blade; Device: metallic reusable blade

• Registration Number: NCT00876967
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determinate if there is a difference in performance provided by three laryngoscope blades: plastic single use, metallic single use and metallic reusable blades.

Detailed Description

Primary outcome: success of intubation at the first attempt

Secondary outcomes: quality of laryngeal exposition (Cormack and Lehanne modify grade), duration to success intubation, Intubation difficult Scale and result of intubation procedure

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-07
• Primary Completion: 2010-01
• Study Completion: 2010-02
• Status Verified: 2010-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2010-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1040

Inclusion Criteria

• patient age over 18 who need general anesthesia with orothracheal intubation

Exclusion Criteria

• patient age under 18 or major assist
• presence of upper airway malformation or abnormality
• cervical or facial trauma
• previous difficult intubation known
• no use of curare
• Body Mass Index over 30kg/m2 if crush induction use

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	metallic single use blade	metallic single use blade
2	plastic single use blade	plastic single use blade
3	metallic reusable blade	metallic reusable blade

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
success of intubation at the first attempt	immediately

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of laryngeal exposition (Cormack and Lehanne modify grade)	immediately
duration to success intubation	immediately
Intubation difficult Scale	Immediately
result of intubation procedure	immediately

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Caen; 🇫🇷 Caen, Basse-Normandie, France