A prospective randomized controlled study of video laryngoscope McGRATH blade 1 and 2 in tracheal intubation for pediatric patients aged 3 to 24 months

JRCT ID: jRCT1032230307

Registered date:25/08/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: The patient scheduled for tracheal intubation under general anesthesia
• Date of first enrollment: 15/09/2023
• Target sample size: 50
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): We randomize the laryngoscope used during tracheal intubation to either video laryngoscope McGRATH blade 1 or 2.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Time to intubate the trachea
• Secondary Outcome: Number of trials, Smoothness of tracheal intubation procedure, Time to visualize the larynx

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 3month old
• Age maximum: <= 2age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1) The patient who are performed tracheal intubation under general anesthesia
2) The patient who are 3 months old over and 24 months or younger
3) The patient who has good state of the general condition (ASA1, 2)
4) The patient in whom physician can obtain written informed consent from parents

Exclude criteria

1) The patient who has an operation in emergency
2) The patient that difficult airway is expected
3) The patient at high risk of aspiration

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Asai Takashi
• Secondary Sponsor: Okuda Yasuhisa