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

Caen University Hospital

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Intubation

Treatments: Device: metallic reusable blade; Device: plastic single use blade; Device: metallic single use blade

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00876967

Laryngotest

N°ID RCB 2007-A00321-52

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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

Enrollment: 1,040 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

1,040 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

metallic single use blade

Treatment:

Device: metallic single use blade

2

Experimental group

Description:

plastic single use blade

Treatment:

Device: plastic single use blade

3

Active Comparator group

Description:

metallic reusable blade

Treatment:

Device: metallic reusable blade