Comparison Using a VLS Using GlideRite Stylet Versus TCI Articulating Introducer in Predictive Difficult Intubation

University of Louisville160 enrolled

Overview

This study will assess the feasibility of using the TCI Articulating Device with video-laryngoscope in predictive, difficult airway, endotracheal intubation cases. It is meant to show the use of this device is equivalent to using the GlideRite Rigid Stylet with video-laryngoscope.

Multi-Centered, Prospective, Randomized, Control Trial

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

160

Conditions

Predicted Difficult Airway

Interventions

video-laryngoscope and GlideRite Rigid StyletDEVICE

Once subject is in the operating room, standard monitoring will be instituted including nerve stimulator. Induction will follow standard practice.Once full muscle relaxation is confirmed with a train of four of 0/4 laryngoscopy will be preformed using a video-laryngoscope (VLS) with a #3 blade for women and a #4 blade men. Endotracheal intubation will be performed using a #7 endotracheal tube in women and # 8 in men using the GlideRite Rigid Stylet. The stylet will be shaped to the curvature of the blade of the VLS and lubricated with a water-based lubricant. After successful tracheal intubation the circuit will be connected and ventilation confirmed with capnography and auscultation.

video-laryngoscope and TCI Articulating Introducer DeviceDEVICE

In the operating room, standard monitoring will be instituted including nerve simulator. Induction will follow standard practice. Once full muscle relaxation is achieved (train of four of 0/4) laryngoscopy will be performed using a video-laryngoscope (VLS) using a #3 blade in women and a #4 blade in men. A #7 endotracheal tube will be used for women and a #8 for men. Endotracheal intubation will be performed by placing the tube on the back of the TCI articulating introducer, after shaft is lubricated with a water based lubricant. The tip of the TCI articulating introducer will be maneuvered into the trachea and advanced until the green zone of the introducer shaft is adjacent to the glottis. The handle of the articulating introducer will then be removed and the ETT will be advanced over the articulating introducer and into the trachea via Seldinger's technique. Once in place the respiratory circuit will be connected and confirmed with capnography and auscultation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring oral endotracheal intubation * Age 18 years or older * Group A Criteria (need only one of the following criteria) 1. History of difficult intubation 2. History of head/neck radiation and prior oral cavity, pharyngeal, or laryngeal surgery Group B Criteria (need three or more of the following) 1. Thyromental distance \<6 cm (Defined as distance measured from the thyroid notch to the tip of the jaw with the head extended and the mouth closed) 2. Sternomental distance \< 12 cm (Defined as distance measured as the straight line between the upper border of the manubrium sterni and the bony point of the mentum with the head in full extension and the mouth closed 3. Oropharyngeal view: modified Mallampati scale of 3 or 4 4. Mouth opening \< 4 cm 5. Protruding upper teeth (severe overbite) 6. History of radiation to the neck 7. Limited neck movement: inability to extend and flex neck \>90° from full extension to full flexion or presence of cervical spine pathologies and fractures (e.g., C-collar in place) 8. Body Mass Index (BMI) \>35 kg/m2 9. Neck circumference .\> 40 cm in females and 43 cm in males measured at the thyroid cartilage 10. Obstructive sleep apnea diagnoses or a STOP BANG score 6 and above Exclusion Criteria: Any patient under the age of 18 Full stomach, Untreated hiatal hernia Uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease Known tracheal narrowing

Locations (2)

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

RECRUITING

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to successful intubation using a combination of video-laryngoscope and TCI Articulating Device will be equilivant to intubation success usinging a combination of video-laryngoscope and GlideRite Rigid Stylet

successful intubation

Time frame: time measured in seconds with an estimated time of 30 to 120 seconds from the start of intubation to endotracheal tube placement verified by CO2

Secondary Outcomes

Ease of intubation using TCI Articulating Device as compaired to GlideRite Rigid Stylet as rated by provider

completion by provider of "Ease of Intubation" visual score scale measured from 0 to 100, with 0 being impossible intubation and 100 perfectly easy intubation

Time frame: completed immediately after subject intubation

Need to use a maneuver called "corkscrew" ETT to pass glottis

provider confirms use of "corkscrew" maneuver during or after intubation, scale as yes or no

Time frame: Period in seconds with an estimated time of 30 to 120 seconds between start of intubation procedure to ETT placement or failure to place

Blood in airway

Provider reports blood in airway after the end of the intubation

Time frame: Period in seconds with an estimated time of 30 to 120 seconds between start of use of TCI Articulating Device to placement of ETT tube or failure to place

Time to intubate using either control or intervention

Time from first view of glottis to ETT placement or failure to place, up to three attempts using each technique

Time frame: Time measured in seconds, with an estimated time of 30 to 120 seconds, from time of first view of glottis to time ETT placement or failure to place

Central Contacts

Reiner Lenhardt, MD

CONTACT

502-852-3122 Rainer.lenhardt@louisville.edu

Emily Drennan, MD

CONTACT

801-581-6393 emily.drennan@hsc.utah.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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