Status:

COMPLETED

Red-Rubber Catheter to Facilitate Nasotracheal Intubation in Adult Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Intubation;Difficult

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of using a red-rubber catheter versus standard, direct insertion of a thermosoftened, lubricated nasal endotracheal tube into the naris to facilita...

Detailed Description

The study population for this prospective randomized controlled trial will consist of male and female adult subjects over the age of 18 having surgery requiring nasal tracheal intubation (NTI). Subjec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18, male and female
  • Subjects undergoing surgery requiring NTI
  • ASA 1-3

Exclusion

  • History of anticoagulant use or coagulopathy
  • History of latex allergy
  • History of difficult airway
  • Anticipated difficult airway requiring awake intubation
  • Abnormal anatomy of the nasal passage (due to prior trauma, surgery, congenital defects, etc.) or basilar skull fracture
  • Patients unable to be placed in the sniffing position
  • Morbid obesity with BMI \> 40
  • Pregnancy
  • ASA 4

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 31 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

112 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03779984

Start Date

May 31 2019

End Date

February 1 2024

Last Update

November 21 2024

Active Locations (2)

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Parkland Heath Hospital System

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

2

MD Anderson Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030