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Utility of Bedside Ultrasound in the Prediction of Difficult Airway

Sponsor
University of Nebraska (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00799357
Collaborator
The Association for Medical Ultrasound (Other)
162
Enrollment
1
Location
6
Duration (Months)
27.1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

A variety of pre-intubation clinical screening tests have been advocated to predict difficult laryngoscopy, but their usefulness is limited in emergency department, intensive care unit, pre-hospital and combat settings. Patients in these settings are often confused, lethargic, obtunded, uncooperative and common screening tests for difficult laryngoscopy cannot be applied in a large number of emergency intubations. In the recent past, there has been growing interest in upper airway ultrasound. The purpose of this study is to assess the utility of bedside ultrasound to predict difficult airway in patients requiring emergency intubation.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    162 participants
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Utility of Bedside Ultrasound in the Prediction of Difficult Airway
    Study Start Date :
    Dec 1, 2008
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 1, 2009
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jun 1, 2009

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Predictors of difficult laryngoscopy [one day]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    19 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Patients scheduled for any surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Upper airway pathologies (facial fractures, tumours, etc)

    • Cervical spine fractures

    • Tracheostomy tube

    • unable to give consent

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska United States 68198

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Nebraska
    • The Association for Medical Ultrasound

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Srikar R Adhikari, University of Nebraska

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00799357
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 526-08-EP
    First Posted:
    Nov 27, 2008
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 12, 2010
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2010
    Keywords provided by , ,
    ultrasound

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 12, 2010