Status:
COMPLETED
Randomised Controlled Trial of Intubation With the McGrath Series 5 Video Laryngoscope vs the Macintosh Laryngoscope
Lead Sponsor:
NHS Grampian
Conditions:
Tracheal Intubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The simplicity of use and intuitive function of the McGrath video-laryngoscope suggests it may have a bigger role than as a back-up to conventional direct laryngoscopy and could possibly be the first-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (18 years and over) scheduled for elective surgery whose anaesthetic plan would normally include oral intubation using a Macintosh laryngoscope blade after induction of general anaesthesia and who have given valid informed consent.
Exclusion
- Patients requiring special techniques for intubation such as rapid sequence induction
- Adults who have learning difficulties
- Are unconscious or very severely ill
- Have a terminal illness; are in an emergency situation
- Have a mental illness
- Have dementia
- Prisoners
- Those who could be considered to have a particularly dependent relationship with the investigator and other vulnerable groups.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00633867
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
August 2 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Aberdeen Royal Hospitals, NHS Grampian
Aberdeen, UK, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZN