Safety and Efficacy of Endotracheal Intubation Using Glidescope Video-Laryngoscope

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Failure

Treatments: Procedure: Direct laryngoscopy; Device: Video laryngoscopy (Glidescope)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01683526

139-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

The safety and efficacy of a video-laryngoscope as a primary intubation tool in urgent endotracheal intubation of critically-ill patients has not been well-described in the literature. This study will answer whether using a VL will impact on the efficacy and safety of intubation compared with a traditional direct laryngoscopy.

Enrollment: 117 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation by a pulmonary critical care medicine physician

Exclusion criteria

• Difficult airway
• Oxygen saturation < 92% despite adequate mask ventilation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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117 participants in 2 patient groups

Direct laryngoscopy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intubation will be done using direct laryngoscopy

Treatment:

Procedure: Direct laryngoscopy

Video laryngoscopy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intubation will be done using video laryngoscopy

Treatment:

Device: Video laryngoscopy (Glidescope)