Status:
COMPLETED
Pentax Airway Scope (AWS) Intubation
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Conditions:
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will compare the Macintosh laryngoscope with the Pentax. The Pentax AWS is a novel airway management device that is designed to facilitate laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation.
Detailed Description
100 obese patients (BMI 30 to 50) requiring orotracheal intubation for elective surgery will be randomly allocated to intubation with either a conventional Macintosh laryngoscope or with the Pentax AW...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- subject is at least 18 years old
- BMI between 30 and 50
- scheduled for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation
Exclusion
- a known difficult airway
- loose teeth
- subject pregnancy
- rapid sequence induction required
- subject is unable to give consent
- anesthesiologist considered use of the Pentax AWS to be contraindicated
- special endotracheal tube (ETT) is needed for the case.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00667693
Start Date
February 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2009
Last Update
July 24 2018
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195