N/A
Completed N=60
Comparison of GlideScope-Specific Rigid Stylet to Standard Malleable Stylet for GlideScope Intubation by Novice Operators
Airway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00884754 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2011
Primary outcomePrimary: Time to Intubation (Seconds) — 60; 61 seconds
Summary
Patients presenting for elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation will be randomized to one of two different endotracheal tube (ETT) stylets. The intubation will be done with a GlideScope videolaryngoscope by a novice operator. The primary outcome is time to intubation.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Time to Intubation (Seconds) |
60; 61 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- any adult patient scheduled for elective surgery.
- ETT is indicated for the procedure in the opinion of the attending anesthesiologist.
- any operator who has performed ≤ 10 GlideScope intubations.
Exclusion Criteria
- any patient in whom the use of the GlideScope is contraindicated in the opinion of the attending anesthesiologist.
- Patient with known cervical spine abnormalities.
- any patients with known or probable difficult airways. (This rare occurrence is unlikely to be evenly distributed between the groups and could skew the data).
- any patient requiring rapid sequence induction.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00884754). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.