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Videolaryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy for Intubation

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Led By Kurt Ruetzler, MD

Research Sponsored by The Cleveland Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from the start time of intubation to time of the end of surgery up to 45 minutes

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare how successful intubation is when performed with a video laryngoscope vs. a conventional direct laryngoscope, in terms of both number of intubation attempts and airway trauma.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for patients who need a tube placed in their windpipe through the mouth for general anesthesia during elective or emergency surgery. It's not suitable for cases where the anesthesiologist recommends a specific method, or when awake fiberoptic intubation or double-lumen tubes are needed.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares two ways to place a breathing tube: using a GlideScope videolaryngoscope (a device with a camera) versus the traditional direct laryngoscopy without video assistance. The goal is to see which method has higher success on the first try and causes less injury.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects may include sore throat, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and minor oral or airway injuries. These can result from either technique used in placing the breathing tube.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from the start time of intubation to time of the end of surgery up to 45 minutes

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from the start time of intubation to time of the end of surgery up to 45 minutes

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from the start time of intubation to time of the end of surgery up to 45 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

The number of intubation attempts with the initial laryngoscopy instrument.

Secondary outcome measures

Any dental or airway injury

Intubation failure

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: videolaryngoscopyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Initial intubation performed using GlideScope videolaryngoscope.

Group II: conventional direct laryngoscopyActive Control1 Intervention

Initial intubation performed using direct laryngoscopy.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

GlideScope videolaryngoscope (Verathon, Bothell, WA 98011)

2021

N/A

~12710

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Cleveland ClinicLead Sponsor

1,026 Previous Clinical Trials

1,353,375 Total Patients Enrolled

Kurt Ruetzler, MDPrincipal InvestigatorThe Cleveland Clinic

3 Previous Clinical Trials

1,159 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Direct laryngoscopy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04701762 — N/A

Laryngoscopy Research Study Groups: videolaryngoscopy, conventional direct laryngoscopy

Laryngoscopy Clinical Trial 2023: Direct laryngoscopy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04701762 — N/A

Direct laryngoscopy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04701762 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the eligibility for this medical experiment extend to individuals above retirement age?

"The requirements for enrollment in this medical trial necessitates that patients are aged between 18 and 85. For those younger than eighteen, there is a separate study with 1 site; additionally, 6 studies focus on individuals over the age of 65."

Answered by AI

Could I qualify to be a participant in this experiment?

"This investigation seeks 14943 patients having undergone intubation between 18 and 85 years old. In order to be considered, applicants must have had either elective or emergent surgery with general anesthesia that necessitated oral endotracheal intubation."

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What is the maximum number of participants being enrolled in this research endeavor?

"Confirmed. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is seeking out new patients as of now and has been so since March 1st 2021 with the last update being made on March 30th 2022. 14,943 individuals are required for participation from one site only."

Answered by AI

Are there any openings in this experiment that participants can fill?

"Correct. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial was first posted on March 1st 2021 and is still actively recruiting patients. 14 943 participants are needed from a single location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Endotracheal Intubation Using Videolaryngoscopy Versus Conventional Direct Laryngoscopy

2021. "Endotracheal Intubation Using Videolaryngoscopy Versus Conventional Direct Laryngoscopy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04701762.