Laryngeal Mask Airway in Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy (LMA)

Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Tonsillitis

Treatments: Procedure: ETT with non modified retractor; Other: LMA with modified retractor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01695980

version 4 25Jun2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will compare how often the tubing kinks when a LMA (laryngeal mask airway) with modified retractor is used compared to use of an endotracheal tube (ETT) and non modified retractor is used.

Full description

The laryngeal mask airway (LMA)is a device used to secure the airway of patients during general anesthesia. This device is routinely used for anesthesia in elective head and neck surgeries, including adenotonsillectomy. In this study, the efficacy of the LMA will be studied as it pertains to operative times and cost.

The child will be randomized into either the LMA group or the ETT group.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• requiring adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive sleep apnea or chronic tonsillitis between the ages of 2-16

Exclusion criteria

• children with BMI >35
• unwillingness to comply with study procedures
• children with craniofacial anomalies/abnormalities which will interfere with mask placement
• children under 2 or over 16

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

LMA with modified retractor

Experimental group

Description:

LMA with modified retractor

Treatment:

Other: LMA with modified retractor

ETT with non modified retractor

Active Comparator group

Description:

ETT with non modified retractor

Treatment:

Procedure: ETT with non modified retractor