Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of the BASKA Airway, a Novel Supraglottic Device, to the LMA Airway in Low Risk Female Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University College Hospital Galway

Conditions:

Performance and Safety of an Airway Management Device

Eligibility:

FEMALE

16-85 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The investigators have performed a number of studies on novel airway devices, including an observational study on the performance of a new supraglottic airway named Baska mask. In this new proposed st...

Detailed Description

Airway management is essential component of the safe and efficient provision of general anaesthesia. Supraglottic airway devices have established place in the airway management. The Baska mask is a n...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female
  • Written informed consent
  • ASA 1-3
  • No relevant allergies
  • Body-mass index (BMI) 20-35
  • Age 16-85
  • Non-urgent surgery of planned duration 0.25-4 hrs

Exclusion

  • Inability of patient/parent to understand or consent for the trial
  • Neck pathology
  • Previous or anticipated problems with the upper airway or upper GI tract (reflux, hiatus hernia, oropharyngeal tumour, upper respiratory tract infection in the last 10 days)
  • BMI \>35
  • Predicted or previously documented difficult airway
  • Live Pregnancy
  • Increased risk for Gastric Aspiration
  • Current participation in another Clinical Study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

92 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01482650

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

February 1 2012

Last Update

June 19 2012

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Galway University Hospitals

Galway, Galway, Ireland