Status:
COMPLETED
Conventional vs. Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy for Perioperative Endotracheal Intubation
Lead Sponsor:
Wuerzburg University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
University Hospital, Aachen
University Hospital, Bonn
Conditions:
Endotracheal Intubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
COVALENT is a randomized, controlled, multi-center study that aims to evaluate the clinical routine practice of endotracheal intubation in an operative setting comparing video-assisted laryngoscopy to...
Detailed Description
Data on the routine use of video-assisted laryngoscopy in peri-operative intubations are rather inconsistent and ambiguous, in part due to small study populations and non-uniform outcome measures in p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult, legally competent patients
- Scheduled for elective, non-cardiac surgical procedure
- Need for endotracheal intubation as determined during the premedication visit
- Informed consent
- Care providers performing the intubation have at least one year of training in anesthesiology and experience in the use of VAL
Exclusion
- Lack of ability to give consent
- Previous participation in this study
- Pregnancy
- Need for fiberoptic intubation
- Patients scheduled for bariatric surgery
- Any circumstance that will lead the anesthesiologist(s) in charge to believe that random assignment of a laryngoscopy instrument may compromise patient safety during induction of anesthesia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 28 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 18 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
2855 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05228288
Start Date
March 28 2022
End Date
February 18 2025
Last Update
April 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Wuerzburg
Würzburg, Germany