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US ETT (ultrasound endotracheal tube) for Intubation
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Led By Kai Schoenhage, MD
Research Sponsored by Kai Schoenhage
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Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 15 minutes
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Study Summary
Correct positioning of the endotracheal tube (ETT) is crucial to ensure safe ventilation. To date, no test that can verify this right after intubation at the bedside exists. Indirect tests have false negative and positive results leading to complications or at least difficulties in performing effective ventilation of patients. Bedside ultrasound could fill this need. Although bedside ultrasound may not be possible or useful in routine intubations, it may prove useful in difficult or questionable cases, where current clinical exams/techniques may not offer a reliable indication of endotracheal tube depth.
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ 15 minutes
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~15 minutes
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Aortic arch structure
Secondary outcome measures
distance between endotracheal tube cuff and aortic arch by ultrasound in situ
Trial Design
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: US ETT (ultrasound endotracheal tube)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will have a brief (< 15 minutes) ultrasound exam of the neck after intubation. The cuff of the endotracheal tube as well as the aortic arch will be identified. The distance between the two structures will be measured and recorded.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Kai SchoenhageLead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
270 Total Patients Enrolled
Kai Schoenhage, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arizona
3 Previous Clinical Trials
320 Total Patients Enrolled
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