Comparison of GlideScope Videolaryngoscopy to Direct Laryngoscopy for Nasal Intubation

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's70 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nasal intubation assisted by GlideScope videolaryngoscopy is faster, easier, and less traumatic than nasal intubation with conventional direct laryngoscopy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nasal Intubation

Interventions

GlideScope videolaryngoscopeDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * any patient who is at least 18 years old * patient requires nasal intubation for surgical indications * operator has performed at least 10 prior GlideScope intubations (oral or nasal) Exclusion Criteria: * cervical spine abnormalities * known difficult airway * requires rapid sequence induction * any other patient in whom the attending anesthesiologist believes usage of the GlideScope is contraindicated

Locations (1)

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

time to intubation

Secondary Outcomes

ease of intubation (VAS)

incidence of trauma

number of failures

severity of patient sore throat on post-operative day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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