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Performance and Safety of an Airway Management DeviceNCT01757977

A Comparison of the Performance of Standard Double Lumen Tubes With Vivasight DL™ Double Lumen Tubes for Lung Isolation in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

A study testing double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use in people with Performance and Safety of an Airway Management Device, run by John Laffey at 1 site in Ireland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The investigators have performed a number of studies on novel airway devices. In this randomized controlled trial he investigators would like to compare the performance of a new double-lumen endotracheal tube incorporating internal camera (Vivasight DL) with a standard double lumen tube. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 to 85 years
What is being tested?
double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
25 participants
Where
1 siteIreland
Study dates
Aug 2012to Jan 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 16 - 85 yr old patients capable of informed consent
  • ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status) 1-3
  • non-emergency surgery of expected duration < 6 hours
  • one-lung ventilation required

Who cannot join

  • BMI > 35
  • expected difficult airway
  • Mallampati score >2
  • increased risk of aspiration
  • upper airway or upper GI problems
  • live pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Ireland1 site
  • Galway University Hospitals

    Galway

Other trials in Ireland

About this study

The investigators have performed a number of studies on novel airway devices. In this randomized controlled trial he investigators would like to compare the performance of a new double-lumen endotracheal tube incorporating internal camera (Vivasight DL) with a standard double lumen tube.

Read the detailed description

Single lung ventilation is frequently carried out to facilitate surgery on the lungs and pleura. In most instances this is achieved by insertion of a double-lumen endotracheal tube and then selectively ventilating one lung or both. Precise positioning of these tubes is essential for optimal performance. It has become the standard of care to perform bronchoscopy to confirm tube position.

A new double lumen endotracheal tube (Vivasight DL) has recently been developed. It has all the features of a standard double lumen endotracheal tube but also incorporates an internal camera which, when connected to an external screen, allows continuous confirmation of tube position.

This is randomized, single blinded controlled trial. The participants will be allocated to two study groups (Vivasight DL or standard DLT), in which the primary airway management device will be respectively Vivasight DL double lumen tube or a standard double lumen endotracheal tube.

Clinical Research Ethics Committee approval has been obtained. Suitable participants will be recruited after written informed consent.

Standard anesthetic preassessment and anesthesia will be provided.

Consenting patients passing the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomly allocated to either of the 2 study groups.

Protocol for attempts at placement and tube position confirmation will be followed.

The investigators will monitor a number of parameters, including time and ease of tube insertion, ability to verify tube position with the primary imaging modality for each group, need to perform tube position adjustment maneuvers, need to use fiberoptic bronchoscope during the case, quality of lung collapse, problems with ventilation and other.

The primary hypothesis is that the new Vivasight DL tube system will provide a comparable optical view to the fiberoptic scope view obtained via standard double lumen endotracheal tube in order to confirm optimal position.

Being tested
double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use
Keywords
Vivasight DL, double lumen endotracheal tube, fiberoptic confirmation of tube position

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • double lumen endotracheal tube placement and useDevice

Study groups in NCT01757977
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Vivasight DLExperimentalplacement and intraoperative use of Vivasight DL double lumen endobronchial tube
Receives: Device: double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use
standard DLTActive comparatorplacement and intraoperative use of a standard double lumen endotracheal tube.
Receives: Device: double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Adequacy of optical view obtained to confirm optimal tube position.

    The hypothesis is that the new Vivasight DL tube system will provide a comparable optical view to the fiberoptic scope view obtained via standard double lumen endotracheal tube in order to confirm optimal position.

    Measured: within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Time to confirmation of tube position

    Measured: within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia

  2. Operator rated Device Difficulty Score

    The investigators will use 10cm visual analogue scale (VAS) to rate the overall ease of device use till successful placement achieved and position confirmed optically.

    Measured: within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia

  3. Time from initial laryngoscopy to passing tube through vocal cords

    Measured: Within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia

  4. rate of malposition

    the investigators will record the number/type of tube position adjustment maneuvers

    Measured: within 15 hours of commencement of general anesthesia

  5. need to pass a fiberoptic bronchoscope during case

    Measured: within 15 hours of commencement of general anesthesia

  6. presence of blood at the carina immediately post intubation

    Measured: within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Dec 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2012
  3. Primary completionJan 2013
  4. Study completionJan 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
25 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01757977
Sponsor's protocol ID
C.A.751
Status last verified
Mar 2013
First submitted
22 Dec 2012
Last updated
19 Mar 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing double lumen endotracheal tube placement and use in people with Performance and Safety of an Airway Management Device, run by John Laffey at 1 site in Ireland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Mar 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Ireland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Adequacy of optical view obtained to confirm optimal tube position. (time frame: within 60 minutes of commencement of general anesthesia). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Mar 2013.

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