A Comparison of Cervical Spine Movement During Tracheal Intubation Using the Pentax or the Glidescope

Prince of Songkla University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: C-spine Movement During Intubation

Treatments: Device: The Pentax airwayscope; Device: The glidescope video laryngoscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01347151

Glide VS Pentax

Details and patient eligibility

About

Both Glide scope and Pentax laryngoscope are video laryngoscope that provide the better view with minimal cervical spine movement. This study wants to compare cervical spine movement during intubation when using these two devices. The C-spine motion will be recorded by using fluoroscopic video to measure the angular displacement of the vertebrae.

Full description

The primary outcome is the angular displacement of the vertebrae and secondary outcome is the hemodynamic changes after intubation.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I-III
• Age 18-75 years old
• Elective noncardiac surgery requiring general anesthesia with tracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Body mass index greater than 35 kg/m2
• Possibility of pregnancy
• Previous neck surgery
• Unstable C-spine/ C-spine abnormality
• Known difficult airway
• Suspected difficult airway

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Glide scope

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: The glidescope video laryngoscopy

Pentax airway scope

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: The Pentax airwayscope