A Comparison of the Infant Truview EVO2 Video Laryngoscope and the Macintosh Laryngoscope in Pediatric Patients

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Laryngoscopy

Treatments: Device: Macintosh laryngoscope; Device: Truview EVO2 laryngoscope

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00803751

Infant Truview

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is intended to examine the effectiveness of a new type of laryngoscope, the Truview EVO2, in an infant patient population. They device will be tested against the current clinical standard, the Macintosh laryngoscope, in patients undergoing surgery at our hospital in terms of ease of use, view obtained of the vocal cords, and ability to place an endotracheal tube.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age less than one year
2. Requiring general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation
3. Weight less than 10 kg
4. ASA class 1-3

Exclusion criteria

1. Documented difficult airway
2. Facial deformities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Truview intubation

Experimental group

Description:

Receive laryngoscopy with Truview first and is immediately followed by laryngoscopy and intubation with Macintosh

Treatment:

Device: Truview EVO2 laryngoscope

Macintosh intubation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Macintosh blade will be used first followed by laryngoscopy and intubation with the truview

Treatment:

Device: Macintosh laryngoscope