Ambu Aura-i and Air-Q Intubating Laryngeal Airways as a Conduit for Tracheal Intubation in Children

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tracheal Intubation in Children

Treatments: Device: air-Q ILA size 1.5; Device: Ambu Aura-i size 2; Device: Ambu Aura-i size 1.5; Device: air-Q ILA size 2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01535742

Air-Q versus Ambu-Aura-i

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a clinically relevant difference in time to tracheal intubation when using fiberoptic bronchoscope as a guide to intubate through the Ambu Aura-i or air-Q ILA.

Full description

The goal of this prospective randomized study is to compare the Ambu Aura-i and air-Q ILA in children with normal airway anatomy, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of fiberoptic tracheal intubation through these two devices. The ease of placement, fiberoptic grade of laryngeal view, time to tracheal intubation, time for device removal after intubation, and peri-operative complications will also be assessed.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 month to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children undergoing general anesthesia requiring tracheal intubation
• Weight 5-20 kg
• Age one month-six years

Exclusion criteria

• ASA class IV, V Emergency procedures
• History of a difficult airway
• Active upper respiratory tract infection
• Children receiving emergent surgery

Trial design

120 participants in 4 patient groups

Ambu Aura-i size 1.5

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive either the Ambu Aura-i size 1.5 or air-Q ILA 1.5 based on manufacturer recommendations of body weight

Treatment:

Device: Ambu Aura-i size 1.5

air-Q size 1.5

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive either the Ambu Aura-i size 1.5 or air-Q ILA 1.5 based on manufacturer recommendations of body weight

Treatment:

Device: air-Q ILA size 1.5

Ambu Aura-i size 2

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive either the Ambu Aura-i size 2 or air-Q ILA 2 based on manufacturer recommendations of body weight

Treatment:

Device: Ambu Aura-i size 2

air-Q size 2

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive either the Ambu Aura-i size 2 or air-Q ILA 2 based on manufacturer recommendations of body weight

Treatment:

Device: air-Q ILA size 2