Comparison of Curved and Straight Endotracheal Tube Intubation Through Airtraq® Laryngoscope

• Register: CTRI
• Last refreshed on: 24 November 2021
• Main ID: CTRI/2014/10/005089
• Date of registration: 10-10-2014
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: Kasturba Medical College Manipal
• Public title: Comparison of Curved and Straight Endotracheal Tube Intubation Through Airtraq® Laryngoscope
• Scientific title: Comparison of standard polyvinyl chloride tracheal tubes, curved reinforced and straight reinforced tracheal tubes for tracheal intubation through different sizes of the airtraq® laryngoscope in anesthetized and paralyzed patients
• Date of first enrolment: 30-10-2014
• Target sample size: 120
• Recruitment status: Not Yet Recruiting
• URL: http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=9867
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomized, Parallel Group Trial; Method of generating randomization sequence:Computer generated randomization Method of allocation concealment:On-site computer system Blinding and masking:Outcome Assessor Blinded
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

India

Contacts

• Name: Kush Goyal
• Affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

• Name: Kush Goyal
• Affiliation: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 20-60 years of either sex

ASA PS 1 and 2

BMI 17.5 to 30 kg/m2

Elective general surgical or gynecological abdominal, urologic or orthopedic surgery requiring GA with ETT


Exclusion criteria: Increased risk or history of difficult intubation, gastric aspiration, or history of relevant drug allergy

Anticipated difficult airway



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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Health Condition 1: null- Healthy Patients coming for elctive procedures undergoing general endotracheal anaesthesia

Intervention(s)

Control Intervention1: Straight and curved reinforced endotracheal tube (ETT): Ease of intubation of straight reinforced ETT through Airway laryngoscope
Control Intervention2: Curved polyvinyl chloride ETT: Ease of intubation of curved polyvinyl chloride ETT through Airway laryngoscope

Primary Outcome(s)

Success of intubation

Airway trauma

Attempts of intubation

Duration of intubation

Timepoint: During intubation ease of intubation and number of attempts will be noted. Failure to intubate will be noted down at the end of intubation.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Hoarseness of voiceTimepoint: 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary ID(s)

NIL

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Manipal University, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date: 09/09/2014
Contact:

Institutional ethics committee, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal