Palpation Versus Ultrasonography for Identifying the Cricothyroid Membrane in Case of a Laterally Deviated Larynx

Rigshospitalet

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Airway Management

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Identification of the cricothyroid membrane using ultrasonography; Diagnostic Test: identification of the cricothyroid membrane using Palpation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05679128

Devtrach1

Details and patient eligibility

About

test persons, anaesthesiologists will identify the cricothyroid membrane on a silicone model of the neck with either palpation or ultrasonography. The larynx-model is deviated to one of the sides to simulate a patient with neck pathology

Full description

test persons, anaesthesiologists will identify the cricothyroid membrane on a silicone model of the neck with either palpation or ultrasonography. The larynx-model is deviated to one of the sides to simulate a patient with neck pathology.

The test persons are randomised to use other palpation or ultrasonography. Al attempts are video-taped

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants in a course of airway management

Exclusion Criteria: unwillingness to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

palpation

Active Comparator group

Description:

digital palpation used to identify the cricothyroid membrane

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: identification of the cricothyroid membrane using Palpation

ultrasonography

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasonography used to identify the cricothyroid membrane

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Identification of the cricothyroid membrane using ultrasonography