Comparison of Two Different Types of "Spray as You go" Technique for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation

Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Awake Fiberoptic Intubation

Treatments: Device: bronchoscope; Device: Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01995292

Atomizer1.0

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether modified "spray as you go" technique using the Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer Set during awake fiberoptic intubation is more comfortable for the patient.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥18 years
• no concurrent participation in another clinical trial
• German language in speaking and writing
• Capability of giving consent
• written informed consent
• an elective surgery under general anesthesia, in which an awake fiberoptic intubation is indicated

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 years
• pregnant women
• patients unwilling or unable to give informed consent
• ASA classification > 3
• Known allergy to local anesthetics
• Participation in another clinical trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

bronchoscope

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive local anaesthetics via the working channel of the bronchoscope.

Treatment:

Device: bronchoscope

Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive local anaesthetics for the awake fiberoptic intubation via the Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer.

Treatment:

Device: Enk Fiberoptic Atomizer