Status:

COMPLETED

Intubation of Morbidly Obese Patients. A Clinical Trial, Comparing Glide Scope ® With Fastrach TM

Lead Sponsor:

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

Conditions:

Morbidly Obese

Intubationtime

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the GlideScope ® and the Fastrach TM for intubation of morbidly obese. Mainly we will try to clarify which of the instruments that produce the shortest intubati...

Detailed Description

The number of obese people rises. Thus 25.2% of Danish 9th graders are obese. As a result, surgery and anesthesia in obese patients becomes more frequent. Several potential problems related to anesthe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI \>/= 35

Exclusion

  • need for crash induction.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01237080

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

January 1 2011

Last Update

February 20 2013

Active Locations (2)

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Department of Anesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital

Glostrup Municipality, Zeeland, Denmark, 2600

2

Privathospitalet Hamlet

Soeborg, Zeeland, Denmark, 2860