Status:

COMPLETED

COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Intubation Barrier Box

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The trial will be done to determine the impact of a barrier enclosure, COVID (coronavirus disease -19) barrier box on endotracheal intubation attempts, and duration. This study will be a prospective, ...

Detailed Description

Purpose: To assess the time to tracheal intubation (TTI) and first-pass success rate for attending anesthesiologists intubating with COVID-related modifications with or without the use of a COVID bar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient Participant
  • Healthy American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification 1 or 2 adults scheduled for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation
  • 18 years of age or older
  • COVID negative (As defined by negative COVID swab plus absence of screening symptoms as defined by: Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell)
  • Anesthesiologist Participant
  • Attending Anesthesiologist
  • Have performed at least 5 prior intubations using McGrath videolaryngoscopes
  • Have performed at least 5 prior endotracheal intubations with the locally instituted COVID-related modifications
  • Must not have more than one prior experience with using the COVID barrier box on real patients (Prior to the study start; not inclusive of intubations done in the context of this study)
  • Have performed at least one practice intubation on a manikin with the COVID barrier box prior to initiation of study
  • Patient Participant

Exclusion

  • Patient refusal, inability to consent or cooperate
  • Claustrophobia
  • Body habitus not allowing physical fit into COVID barrier box
  • History of documented difficult airway
  • Risk factors for difficult airway (Mallampati 3 or 4, thyromental distance less than 6 cm, interincisor distance less than 4 cm, upper lip bite test 2 or 3, body mass index (BMI) 30 or above, macroglossia, airway edema, blood in airway, cervical immobility, or any other concerning features deemed by attending anesthesiologist)
  • Risk factors for gastric aspiration
  • Allergy to rocuronium
  • Anesthesiologist Participant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04366141

Start Date

May 1 2020

End Date

February 1 2021

Last Update

February 24 2021

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Providence Health Care

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6