Video Stylet vs. Flexible Bronchoscopy for C-Spine

Lawson Health Research Institute

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Intubation;Difficult; Intubation Complication

Treatments: Device: C-MAC VS; Device: Flexible Bronchoscopy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03992092

ReDa 7685

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of cervical spine movement during intubation with the C-MAC Video Stylet to Flexible Bronchoscopy

Full description

Elective surgical patients who require intubation will be randomised to one of 2 groups:

1. C-MAC Video Stylet
2. Flexible Bronchoscopy During intubation, fluoroscopy will be recorded for later analysis to determine the amount of cervical spine movement during the intubation process.

The intubation will also be timed to determine the duration of the intubation process.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective Surgery requiring oral intubation
• undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery
• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1-3
• age 18-80 years

Exclusion criteria

• gastro-esophageal reflux disease
• body mass index > 35 kg/m2
• possibility of pregnancy
• previous neck surgery
• unstable C-spine
• known or predicted difficult airway.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

C-Mac VS

Experimental group

Description:

Intubation using the C-MAC Video Stylet

Treatment:

Device: C-MAC VS

FB

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intubation using the Flexible Bronchoscope

Treatment:

Device: Flexible Bronchoscopy