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EpistaxisNCT02517294

, "Mucosal Injury During Nasotracheal Intubation for Dental Procedures in Children-does the Tube Design Matter?"

A study testing Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tube and Standard nasotracheal tube in people with Epistaxis, run by Nemours Children's Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Comparison is made between standard nasotracheal tubes and a specially designed nasotracheal tube during nasotracheal intubation in children undergoing general anesthesia for dental surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 3 to 11 years
Conditions the study is for
Epistaxis
What is being tested?
Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tube and Standard nasotracheal tube
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
73 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2015to Aug 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 3 to 11 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • children between the ages of 3-11, ASA 1-3, presenting to Wolfson Children's Hospital (WCH) for dental procedures requiring general anesthesia with nasotracheal intubation.

Who cannot join

  • ASA >3
  • known bleeding disorders
  • recent or ongoing treatment with blood-thinning medicines
  • frequent epistaxis
  • active URI/congestion/rhinorrhea
  • craniofacial abnormalities prohibiting NTI
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  • known difficult airway
  • prior nasal surgery/trauma
  • allergies to any of the medicines used in this study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Wolfson Children's Hospital

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32207

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About this study

Official title: "Mucosal Injury During Nasotracheal Intubation for Dental Procedures in Children-does the Tube Design Matter?"

Comparison is made between standard nasotracheal tubes and a specially designed nasotracheal tube during nasotracheal intubation in children undergoing general anesthesia for dental surgery.

Read the detailed description

The Parker flex-tip, midline-beveled nasotracheal tube theoretically slides past obstruction in the nasopharynx causing less mucosal damage than standard nasotracheal tubes.

The investigators aim to test whether mucosal injury during nasotracheal intubation in children undergoing general anesthesia for dental procedures can thus be minimized taking into consideration adenoid size, and differences in nasopharyngeal diameter.

Conditions
Epistaxis
Being tested
Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tube, Standard nasotracheal tube
Keywords
Nasotracheal intubation, adenoid size, epistaxis, nasopharyngeal mucosal injury
Medical subject headings
Epistaxis

What participants receive

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

  • Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tubeDevice

    specially designed nasotracheal tube used for nasotracheal intubation assess nasopharynx for severity of bleeding grade adenoid size

  • Standard nasotracheal tubeDevice

    standard nasotracheal tube for nasotracheal intubation assess nasopharynx for severity of bleeding grade adenoid size

Study groups in NCT02517294
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
standard nasotracheal tubeActive comparatorNasotracheal intubation using 'standard' side-beveled nasotracheal tubes
Receives: Device: Standard nasotracheal tube
Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tubeActive comparatorNasotracheal intubation using 'experimental' flex-tip midline-beveled nasotracheal tubes
Receives: Device: Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tube

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants With Epistaxis

    Mucosal damage as quantified by presence and severity of bleeding immediately after passage of the NTT through the nasopharynx.

    Measured: within approximately 4hrs of surgery (day of surgery)

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Number of Participants With Nasotracheal Tube Impingement

    Presence and degree of severe impingement of the nasotracheal tube during nasotracheal intubation

    Measured: perioperative, immediate during intervention - expected 2hrs (day of surgery)

  2. Number of Participants With Postoperative Epistaxis

    ongoing nasal bleeding in the recovery unit

    Measured: Participants will be followed for the duration of the hospital stay, an expected average of 6 hours

  3. Number of Participants With Postoperative Croup

    evidence of glottic edema/injury in the immediate postoperative time frame

    Measured: end of surgery until time of discharge, approximately 4hrs

  4. Time to Discharge in Minutes

    Measured: emergence from anesthesia to meeting discharge criteria, approximately 4hrs

Timeline

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

  1. First posted7 Aug 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2015
  3. Primary completionAug 2019
  4. Study completionAug 2019

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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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
73 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02517294
Sponsor's protocol ID
#15-17
Status last verified
Jan 2024
First submitted
22 May 2015
Last updated
13 Feb 2024
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Parker flex-tip nasotracheal tube and Standard nasotracheal tube in people with Epistaxis, run by Nemours Children's Clinic at 1 site in United States.

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 1 inclusion and 9 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 13 Feb 2024. 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 United States. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 13 Feb 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Number of Participants With Epistaxis (time frame: within approximately 4hrs of surgery (day of surgery)). 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 13 Feb 2024.

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