Effectiveness of C-MAC Video-stylet Versus C-MAC D- Blade Video-laryngoscope for Tracheal Intubation

Alexandria University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Difficult Intubation; Difficult Mask Ventilation

Treatments: Device: C-MAC VS; Device: C-MAC VL D -blade

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04759300

0304844

Details and patient eligibility

About

Videolaryngoscopy provides a better laryngeal view and do not need airway alignment for tracheal intubation.

Full description

The C-MAC-VS can be connected easily to the same C- MAC monitor and Pocket Monitor without requiring any additional light source and camera. This device is great for cases with limited mouth opening, airway obstruction and difficult intubation. C-MAC-VS has no lumens so it's very easy to clean and it can accommodates a size ETT 6.0 and greater.

Enrollment: 160 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2,
• presence of any predictors of difficult intubation;
• Mallampati score > =3;
• inter-incisor distance < 3 cm;
• thyromental distance < 6 cm;
• neck extension < 80°from neck flexion;
• cervical spine instability; history of difficult endotracheal intubation or difficult mask ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• patients have increased risk of pulmonary aspiration;
• have significant medical diseases in term of cardiac, respiratory, hepatic, renal

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group C-MAC VS

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients undergoing tracheal intubation using the C-MAC VS.

Treatment:

Device: C-MAC VS

Group C-MAC VL D -blade

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

patients undergoing intubation using the C-MAC VL D-blade.

Treatment:

Device: C-MAC VL D -blade