Status:
COMPLETED
Balloon Palpation vs Loss of Resistance Syringe for Safe Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure; a Randomized Clinical Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Makerere University
Conditions:
Tracheal Damage
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is aimed at establishing whether use of loss of resistance syringe (LOR) that is traditionally used for identifying epidural space, is a better method for providing safe cuff pressures in a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classes I-IV
Exclusion
- Known or anticipated laryngo-tracheal abnormalities.
- Patients with cough, sore throat, dysphagia and dysphonia.
- Patients in whom intubation is attempted more than twice
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
178 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02294422
Start Date
April 1 2014
End Date
February 1 2015
Last Update
June 30 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Makerere University college of health sciences, Mulago National Referal Hospital Complex
Kampala, Uganda, 256