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Endotracheal IntubationNCT01975987

Characteristics to Predict Successful Intubation With the Bonfils Fiberscope

A study testing Bonfils fiberscope in people with Endotracheal Intubation, run by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This study is designed to identify patients' features predictive of successful intubation using the Bonfils fiberscope. Our hypothesis is that some patients' characteristics are predictors of successful intubation with the Bonfils fiberscope. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Endotracheal Intubation
What is being tested?
Bonfils fiberscope
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Jan 2014to Jul 2014
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 and older
  • Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia, requiring endotracheal intubation

Who cannot join

  • Induction planned without neuromuscular blocking agents
  • Need for a rapid sequence induction

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

    Montreal, Quebec, H2L 4M1

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Identification of Morphological Characteristics to Predict Successful Intubation With the Bonfils Fiberscope

This study is designed to identify patients' features predictive of successful intubation using the Bonfils fiberscope.

Our hypothesis is that some patients' characteristics are predictors of successful intubation with the Bonfils fiberscope.

Read the detailed description

Endotracheal intubation is an important act in the practice of anesthesiology. Direct laryngoscopy is the most commonly used technique to accomplish this task. Airway characteristics predicting difficult intubation with direct laryngoscopy are well defined. Physical findings, such as Mallampati classification or measurements of the thyromental distance, mouth opening, and neck extension have been validated to help anticipate difficult situations. When direct laryngoscopy is strenuous, early conversion to an alternative technique might reduce the risk of airway compromise and associated morbidity.

Many intubation devices are now available and part of the anesthesiologist's task is to select the alternative approach best suited to each patient's specific features. Despite its use for both elective and unexpectedly difficult intubation, predictive criteria for successful airway management with the Bonfils fiberscope have not been proposed.

The purpose of this study is to identify patients' features, if any, that could predict successful intubation when using the Bonfils fiberscope for perioperative orotracheal intubation in an elective surgical population.

Being tested
Bonfils fiberscope
Keywords
Intubation, Bonfils fiberscope

What participants receive

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

  • Bonfils fiberscopeDevice

Study groups in NCT01975987
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intubation with the Bonfils fiberscopeExperimental* Characteristics of patients will be assessed before induction of general anesthesia * Glottic visualization will be evaluated by direct laryngoscopy. * The endotracheal tube will be loaded onto the scope * Intubation will be performed with the Bonfils fiberscope with the patient in supine position with head and neck in neutral position * Bonfils fiberscope will be inserted from the right side of the patient's mouth, alongside the molars and advanced underneath the epiglottis. With the tip of the Bonfils in satisfactory position, the endotracheal tube will be advanced into the trachea using gentle rotary motions. The scope will then be removed. * Accurate positioning of the endotracheal tube will be confirmed by capnography and lung auscultation.
Receives: Device: Bonfils fiberscope

What is being measured

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

  1. Morphologic and morphometric predictors of successful tracheal intubation with the Bonfils fiberscope

    This study will correlate patients' morphometric and morphologic characteristics with the number of attempts and time needed for intubation using the Bonfils fiberscope.

    Measured: Patients will be followed from induction of anesthesia until the end of intubation, an average of 10 minutes

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Time to successful intubation

    Measured: Patients will be followed from induction of anesthesia until the end of intubation, an average of 10 minutes

  2. Number of attempts to successful intubation

    Measured: Patients will be followed from induction of anesthesia until the end of intubation, an average of 10 minutes

  3. Score on the Intubation Difficulty Scale

    To calculate the Intubation Difficulty Score the following variables will be collected: number of attempts, number of operators, necessity to use an alternative intubation technique, glottic visualization and effort needed to obtain optimal view of the glottis, necessity of external laryngeal pressure and vocal cords position during intubation.

    Measured: Patients will be followed from induction of anesthesia until the end of intubation, an average of 10 minutes

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Nov 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2014
  3. Primary completionJul 2014
  4. Study completionJul 2014

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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
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01975987
Sponsor's protocol ID
13.182
Status last verified
Jul 2014
First submitted
22 Oct 2013
Last updated
18 Jul 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Bonfils fiberscope in people with Endotracheal Intubation, run by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) at 1 site in Canada.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 18 Jul 2014. 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 Canada. 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?

Morphologic and morphometric predictors of successful tracheal intubation with the Bonfils fiberscope (time frame: Patients will be followed from induction of anesthesia until the end of intubation, an average of 10 minutes). 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 18 Jul 2014.

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