Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Comparison of Bed up Head Elevated Intubation Position With Glidescope Assisted Tracheal Intubation: A Randomised, Controlled, Non-inferiority Trial
Brief Summary: Positioning during the process of tracheal intubation is critical, as optimal positioning can greatly facilitate successful intubation. Many complications can occur as a result of failed intubation, ranging from airway injury, lack of oxygen, with even deaths. Today, the most popular positioning of patients for intubation is in the "sniffing" position. There is however evidence to support that intubation in the bed-up-head-elevated position may be better. In today's technological age, video assisted laryngoscopy (Laryngoscopy is the process of visualizing the vocal cords prior to intubation), a new method where the anaesthetist intubates a patient via aid of an image guided view of the airway, is increasingly popular due to its reliability and superiority to normal intubation. However, it is not widely available, and may suffer from technical breakdowns. The Glidescope is one example of a video laryngoscope, and has been widely researched in the medical literature. In this study, the investigators wish to investigate whether intubation in the bed-up-head-elevated position will be as good as, if not better than Glidescope assisted tracheal intubation, in patients undergoing elective surgery and planned for general anaesthesia.


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A: Arm Label: Truview EVO2®; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Macintosh type, Truview EVO2® type and Airtraq® type laryngoscopes | Arm Label: Airtraq®; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Macintosh type, Truview EVO2® type and Airtraq® type laryngoscopes | Arm Label: Direct laryngoscopy; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Macintosh type, Truview EVO2® type and Airtraq® type laryngoscopes | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Macintosh type, Truview EVO2® type and Airtraq® type laryngoscopes; Assigned to Arm(s): Airtraq®, Direct laryngoscopy, Truview EVO2®
B: Arm Label: Laryngoscopy; Type: OTHER; Interventions: Procedure: Endotracheal Intubation | Arm Label: Videolaryngoscopy; Type: OTHER; Interventions: Procedure: Endotracheal Intubation | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Endotracheal Intubation; Assigned to Arm(s): Laryngoscopy | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Endotracheal Intubation; Assigned to Arm(s): Videolaryngoscopy
C: Arm Label: Bed up head elevated intubation; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: Tracheal intubation, Device: Bed up head elevated tracheal intubation | Arm Label: Glidescope assisted intubation; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: Tracheal intubation, Device: Glidescope assisted tracheal intubation | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Tracheal intubation; Assigned to Arm(s): Bed up head elevated intubation, Glidescope assisted intubation | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Glidescope assisted tracheal intubation; Assigned to Arm(s): Glidescope assisted intubation | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Bed up head elevated tracheal intubation; Assigned to Arm(s): Bed up head elevated intubation
D: Arm Label: Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Device: Intubation with GlideScope Video Laryngoscope or Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope | Arm Label: GlideScope Video Laryngoscope; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Device: Intubation with GlideScope Video Laryngoscope or Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Intubation with GlideScope Video Laryngoscope or Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope; Assigned to Arm(s): GlideScope Video Laryngoscope, Macintosh Direct Laryngoscope

Answer: C