Status:

RECRUITING

Comparison Using a VLS Using GlideRite Stylet Versus TCI Articulating Introducer in Predictive Difficult Intubation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Louisville

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Utah

Conditions:

Predicted Difficult Airway

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will assess the feasibility of using the TCI Articulating Device with video-laryngoscope in predictive, difficult airway, endotracheal intubation cases. It is meant to show the use of this ...

Detailed Description

Multi-Centered, Prospective, Randomized, Control Trial

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients requiring oral endotracheal intubation
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Group A Criteria (need only one of the following criteria)
  • History of difficult intubation
  • History of head/neck radiation and prior oral cavity, pharyngeal, or laryngeal surgery
  • Group B Criteria (need three or more of the following)
  • Thyromental distance \<6 cm (Defined as distance measured from the thyroid notch to the tip of the jaw with the head extended and the mouth closed)
  • Sternomental distance \< 12 cm (Defined as distance measured as the straight line between the upper border of the manubrium sterni and the bony point of the mentum with the head in full extension and the mouth closed
  • Oropharyngeal view: modified Mallampati scale of 3 or 4
  • Mouth opening \< 4 cm
  • Protruding upper teeth (severe overbite)
  • History of radiation to the neck
  • Limited neck movement: inability to extend and flex neck \>90° from full extension to full flexion or presence of cervical spine pathologies and fractures (e.g., C-collar in place)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2
  • Neck circumference .\> 40 cm in females and 43 cm in males measured at the thyroid cartilage
  • Obstructive sleep apnea diagnoses or a STOP BANG score 6 and above

Exclusion

  • Any patient under the age of 18 Full stomach, Untreated hiatal hernia Uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease Known tracheal narrowing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 26 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04866472

Start Date

April 26 2022

End Date

April 1 2027

Last Update

February 20 2025

Active Locations (2)

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University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202