TCHCCT-Zhong-Xing-Emergency-Department-airway

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To investigate which shapes of stylet, hand techniques and possible condition that improve intubation successful rate and reduce the elapsed intubation time.

Detailed Description
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Challenging airway is always a big issue in emergency room. However, better hand technique, stylet shapes and conditions affecting intubation successful rate, elapsed duration need further investigations. We compare two endotracheal tube holding position, two holding places, with or without epiglottis lift technique in this study. All intubation processes in the study will be recorded.

Official Title
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TCH-Zhong-Xing-Branch-Emergency-Department

Conditions
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Intubation;Difficult, Airway Complication of Anesthesia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: holding position


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: care givers with sufficient understanding of airway anatomy and management Exclusion Criteria: N/A
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Prospective randomised crossover manikin study
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: holding position<br>different holding position of endotracheal tube | Procedure: holding position<br>* two types of holding positions plus two types of shapes of stylet, with or without epiglottis lift<br>* Other names: epiglottis lift;|
| Active Comparator: stylet shapes<br>banana shape versus straight-to-cuff shape | Procedure: holding position<br>* two types of holding positions plus two types of shapes of stylet, with or without epiglottis lift<br>* Other names: epiglottis lift;|
| Active Comparator: epiglottis lift<br>with epiglottis lift or without | Procedure: holding position<br>* two types of holding positions plus two types of shapes of stylet, with or without epiglottis lift<br>* Other names: epiglottis lift;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| intubation successful rate | intubation more than 90 seconds considered as a failed intubation | through study completion, and average of 15minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| intubation elapsed time | from insertion of endotracheal to the tube until proper placement of endotracheal tube | through study completion, and average of 15minutes | 
| insertion elapsed time | from proper glottic view to the tube until proper placement of endotracheal tube | through study completion, and average of 15minutes | 
| difficulty of intubation | Visual Analogue Scale with a 10cm bar | through study completion, and average of 15minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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intubation, epiglottis lift, hold high position