Success of Pediatric Anesthesiologists in Learning to Use Videolaryngoscopes

NCT01215422 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: JR-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 646
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There are two new instruments on the market that anesthesiologists use when putting a breathing tube into the lungs of patients. The purpose of this study is to see how easily anesthesiologists can learn to use them in children.

Conditions

Tracheal Intubation Morbidity

Keywords

Surgical procedures; Intubation; Anesthesiologist; Laryngoscope; Videolaryngoscope

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Success in Learning to Use a Videolaryngoscope(VLS)

  Anesthesiologists were to perform 20 intubations with each videolaryngoscopes. #1-10 were for practice. "Rapid Success" was no failed intubation attempts on #11-20 and a median time-to-intubation no more than 50% longer than their baseline median time-to-intubation on #11-15 . "Delayed Success" was achieving these same parameters on #16-20 if they were not achieved on #11-15. Operators who did not achieve either goal were labeled as having "No Success".

  Up to 5 minutes per intubation

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Cormack & Lehane Score

  reported during intubation (up to 5 minutes)

• Time to Intubation, Analyzed by Order of Laryngoscopes Used

  4 years

• Time to Intubation, Stratified by Weight of Patients

  4 years

• Mean Years Since Completion of Anesthesiology Residency

  Baseline (assessed as of 2008)

• Number of Intubation Attempts to Reach "Best Obtainable Time to Intubation"

  less than 5 minutes per intubation

Study Arms (2)

children intubated with Glidescope

children intubated with Glidescope

Procedure: timed intubation

children intubated with DCI

children intubated with DCI

Procedure: timed intubation

Interventions

timed intubation PROCEDURE

timed intubation

children intubated with DCI; children intubated with Glidescope

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children being intubated for surgery

You may qualify if:

• \- Children requiring intubation for elective or non-elective surgery

You may not qualify if:

• Children with raised intracranial pressure
• Children with potential cervical spine injuries
• Children at risk for regurgitation because of a full stomach
• Children who were anticipated to have a difficult airway based on their physical appearance or previous experience were excluded.
• \*Anesthesiologists who care for children at Stollery Children's Hospital
• \*None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alberta: lead
• Verathon: collaborator
• KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Stollery Children's Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2J3, Canada

Location

Limitations and Caveats

Level of success could only be determined for the 8 anesthesiologists who completed minimum 18 intubations with the GS or KS video laryngoscope. Only 6 of 14 completed the whole study so had data could be used in comparing the two scopes.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: DR. JOAN ROBINSON
• Organization: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

jr3@ualberta.ca

780-248-5540

Study Officials

• Joan L Robinson, MD

  University of Alberta

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2010
• First Posted: October 6, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2011
• Study Completion: July 1, 2011
• Last Updated: October 8, 2012
• Results First Posted: October 8, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-10

Locations

CA (1)