A Comparison of McGrath MAC Videolaryngoscopy and Macintosh Laryngoscopy for Orotracheal Intubation in Children With Torticollis

Ajou University School of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anesthesia, Endotracheal

Treatments: Device: Macintosh Laryngoscopy; Device: McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03582787

AJIRB-MED-OBS-18-106

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy on the intubation time for orotracheal intubation in children with torticollis.

The secondary purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy on Cormack and Lehane Grade for orotracheal intubation in children with torticollis.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• orotracheal intubation under general anesthesia
• torticollis

Exclusion criteria

• •oral lesions, congenital anomaly, cervical spine instability, rapid sequence intubation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Mcgrath group

Experimental group

Description:

Orotracheal intubation with McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy

Treatment:

Device: McGrath MAC videolaryngoscopy

Macintosh group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Orotracheal intubation with Macintosh laryngoscopy

Treatment:

Device: Macintosh Laryngoscopy