The Comparison of the Success Rate of the Endotracheal Intubation Between the Stylet and the Frova With Acute Angled Videolaryngoscope

Yonsei University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Anesthesia, General

Treatments: Device: Stylet; Device: Frova

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03962374

4-2019-0289

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of frova and stylet on the success rate of tracheal intubation when using a video laryngoscope.

Enrollment: 166 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. adult patients aged over 19 years who are undergoing endotracheal intubation for elective surgery.
• 2. Patients who have one of the predictors of difficult intubation such as Mallampati classification 3 or 4, limited the movement of the neck, body mass index less than 35 kg/m2, a distance from the tip of the chin to the thyroid cartilage of less than 6.5 cm, a interincisor distance less than 3.5 cm, inability to protrude of lower incisors over the upper incisors, or a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Patients receiving emergency surgery
• 2. Pregnant women
• 3. Patients scheduled for oral surgery such as tonsillectomy, vocal cord surgery
• 4. Patients who have a history of ankylosing spondylitis or have a large tumor of 4 cm or more on the tongue and need an awake intubation
• 5. Patients who are at risk of vomiting due to not fasting time

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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166 participants in 2 patient groups

Frova

Experimental group

Description:

Frova will be used to facilitate the endotracheal intubation.

Treatment:

Device: Frova

Stylet

Active Comparator group

Description:

Stylet will be used to facilitate the endotracheal intubation.

Treatment:

Device: Stylet