Forearm-Supported Head Extension to Decrease Dental Contact

Seoul National University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Endotracheal Intubation

Treatments: Procedure: Laryngoscopy with forearm-support; Procedure: Laryngoscopy without forearm-support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05495880

JHBahk_novel_intu

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the forearm-supported head extension decreases dental contact between laryngoscope blade and maxillary incisors during direct laryngoscopy

Enrollment: 84 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing surgery that require endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Trauma or disease or cervical spine
• Toothless patient
• Dentoalveolar injury
• Anatomical anomaly of face or airway
• History of difficult intubation
• Patient refusal

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

Forearm-supported

Experimental group

Description:

forearm-supported head extension during direct laryngoscopy

Treatment:

Procedure: Laryngoscopy with forearm-support

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

without forearm-support for head extension during direct laryngoscopy

Treatment:

Procedure: Laryngoscopy without forearm-support