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Ultrasound ImagingNCT04652466

Ultrasound Imaging to Validate I-gel Placement in pediatrıc Patients

An observational study of Ultrasound Imaging and Supraglottic Airway Device, run by Selcuk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

For nearly half a century, supraglottic airway devices (SGA) have been used in pediatric patients, which are more practical than face masks, facilitate oxygenation and ventilation without the need for endotracheal intubation, and less invasive than endotracheal tubes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 6 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
farukcicekci2
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
15 Dec 2020to 15 Feb 2021
Phase
Observational
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 1 month to 6 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Study population: The pediatric patients who were scheduled to undergo surgery under general anesthesia placed I-Gel for airway were enrolled in the study.

Who may be able to join

  • Undergoing elective pediatric surgery
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I-II
  • Placed I-Gel for airway

Who cannot join

  • Patients with head and neck anatomical malformation and airway congenital defects

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Selcuk University, School of Medicine

    Konya, 42250

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Comparison of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy and Ultrasound Imaging to Validate I-gel Placement in Pediatric Patients

For nearly half a century, supraglottic airway devices (SGA) have been used in pediatric patients, which are more practical than face masks, facilitate oxygenation and ventilation without the need for endotracheal intubation, and less invasive than endotracheal tubes. I-Gel is a supraglottic airway management device introduced in 2007, made of a medical grade thermoplastic elastomer, designed to create a non-inflatable, anatomical seal in the pharyngeal, laryngeal and perilaryngeal structures that prevents compression trauma. Recently, the use of I-Gel has become popular in children undergoing surgery that does not require muscle relaxation. It is important to place an I-Gel in the most appropriate position in order to provide adequate ventilation and prevent complications such as mucosal injury, glottic ptosis, and gastric insufflation with potential aspiration. Successful placement is usually clinically assessed by a capnogram with endtidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) value, visual examination and auscultation with appropriate chest elevation, absence of oropharyngeal leakage at 20 cm H2O peak inspiratory pressure. Although Fiberoptic Bronchoscope (FOB) is accepted as the preferred verification tool for direct visualization, some studies on I-Gel position using FOB reported that I-Gel placement should be repositioned in some children (12.8-49%). Ultrasonography (USG), which has recently entered the practice of upper airway examination, has become a valuable, non-invasive, simple and portable technology for evaluating airway management even in upper airway anatomy impaired by pathology or trauma. The aim of this study is to compare the use of USG with the FOB to evaluate I-Gel placement in pediatric patients. The primary endpoint is to compare the incidence of for I-Gel malposition between USG and FOB. Secondary endpoints are to find the correlation between I-Gel's USG and FOB-detected malposition and to determine the diagnostic performance of the USG.

Read the detailed description

The population of the study was created from the parents of pediatric patients who were scheduled for elective pediatric surgery under general anesthesia between December 2020 and February 2021 at Selcuk University Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation. All patients were monitored with standard monitoring (ECG, non-invasive blood pressure, SpO2, ETCO2, Ppeak), after a minimum of 2 minutes of preoxygenation, mask ventilation was performed with 6-7% sevoflurane at the beginning of general anesthesia induction. Intravenous vein access was provided, and according to standard procedures; propofol 3.5 mg.kg 1, fentanyl 1 mg.kg 1 iv and remifentanil 0.1 mcg kg min 1 infusion was administered, but neuromuscular blocker was not used. The choice of the size of the I-Gel was selected according to the manufacturer's recommendations (size 1: 2-5 kg, size 1.5: 5 to 12 kg, size 2: 10 to 25 kg). Adequate anesthesia depth was confirmed by loss of eyelash reflex, symmetrical small pupils and absence of swallowing, and was guided gently along the hard palate by the 1st anesthesiologist until resistance was felt, with the I-Gel opening facing the applicator. If the patient did not tolerate the insertion of the I-Gel, an extra dose of fentanyl up to a maximum of 0.5 mcg / kg in total was administered. However, if the insertion attempt was still not tolerated, or if the capnography curve was not obtained and there was an audible leak, the technique was considered to be unsuccessful, and another SGA was then placed in the airway. If this change was not tolerated, endotracheal intubation was initiated by applying neuromuscular blocker and these were recorded.

USG examination of the neck was performed by the second anesthesiologist using an 8-18 MHz linear probe Esaote Imaging was done in three planes (Transverse plane between hyoid bone and thyroid bone, Transverse plane of the lateral suprasternal notch and Parasagittal plane of pharynx and larynx) the USG score was assigned to the deployment view using a modification of the criteria proposed.

The fiberoptic bronchoscope was passed through I-Gel until the glottis image was obtained.Optimal placement was defined as the end of the I-Gel behind the arytenoids, with a visible epiglottis, with or without folding to the airway, and the vocal cords are visible when the FOB is advanced under the epiglottis.

Being tested
farukcicekci2

What participants receive

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

  • farukcicekci2Device

    To compare the incidence of for I-Gel malposition between USG and FOB, and to find the correlation between I-Gel's USG and FOB-detected malposition

What is being measured

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

  1. the incidence of for I-Gel malposition between USG and FOB

    to compare the incidence of for I-Gel malposition between USG and FOB.

    Measured: 1 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. the correlation between I-Gel's USG and FOB

    to find the correlation between I-Gel's USG and FOB-detected malposition and to determine the diagnostic performance of the USG.

    Measured: 1 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted3 Dec 2020
  2. Study start15 Dec 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jan 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completion15 Feb 2021 (estimated)

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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
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04652466
Sponsor's protocol ID
farukcicekci2
Status last verified
Nov 2020
First submitted
26 Nov 2020
Last updated
3 Dec 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ultrasound Imaging and Supraglottic Airway Device, run by Selcuk University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 3 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Dec 2020. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Faruk Cicekci (00905057649235, farukcicekci@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

the incidence of for I-Gel malposition between USG and FOB (time frame: 1 months). 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 3 Dec 2020.

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