I-Gel in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in Norway (I-CAN)

Haukeland University Hospital

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Treatments: Device: I-Gel; Device: LTS, ETI or current airway management practice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02090218

2013/984/REK-Vest.

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this trial is to compare the effectiveness of a newer supraglottic airway method (the i-Gel), compared to current airway management practice in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests treated by Norwegian ambulance services.

Enrollment: 550 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients requiring and receiving advanced airway management on ambulance missions. Advanced airway management is defined as the attempted insertion of an airway adjunct (I-Gel, laryngeal tube or ETI) or the administration of ventilatory assistance/support (including bag-mask ventilation (BMV) or other ventilatory support.
• Adult patients (> 18 years).

Exclusion criteria

• Non-adult patients / minors (< 18 years).
• Traumatic cardiac arrest.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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550 participants in 2 patient groups

I-Gel

Active Comparator group

Description:

I-Gel supraglottic airway device

Treatment:

Device: I-Gel

LTS, ETI or other airway practice

Active Comparator group

Description:

Laryngeal tube, endotracheal tube or other current airway management practice

Treatment:

Device: LTS, ETI or current airway management practice