Status:
WITHDRAWN
Feasibility of Using Depth-of-sedation Measuring Equipment (BIS) to Guide Awake Fibreoptic Intubation
Lead Sponsor:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Conditions:
Known Difficult Intubation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-79 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not a device which measures depth of anaesthesia and sedation can be used to assist in the sedation of patients who must have breathing tubes posit...
Detailed Description
As part of a general anaesthetic, patients frequently have a breathing tube positioned in their trachea (windpipe) and this is usually performed after they have gone to sleep. For some patients howeve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ASA I-III Patients scheduled for elective surgery and likely to need general anaesthesia and an awake fibreoptic intubation.
- Male or female patients aged from 18 to 79 years old will be included.
- Patients must be willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
Exclusion
- Patients under 18
- pregnant women
- patients requiring emergency surgery
- Patients of ASA status IV and V
- Inability to communicate
- Allergy to any of the drugs used, in particular remifentanil and propofol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 31 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01207154
Start Date
December 1 2010
End Date
October 31 2012
Last Update
October 13 2017
Active Locations (1)
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The John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX3 9DU