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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03045094
Other study ID # 12015C1043
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date March 20, 2017
Est. completion date December 31, 2018

Study information

Verified date July 2020
Source Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the effect of head and neck movement in children on endotracheal tube (ETT) tip displacement undergoing head-and-neck surgeries. The tube-tip displacement will be measured using flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope.


Description:

In clinical application, especially in head-and-neck surgeries, the operators often change the position of children's head-neck for easy operating. Flexing the head resulted in the ETT moving towards the carina, and extension resulted in the tube being displaced in the opposite direction. Head and neck movement change the length of trachea as well: extending the head resulted in the extension of trachea, while flexing resulted in the opposite. Serious complications following from head and neck movement, such as accidental extubation and endobronchial intubation, threat children's life.

In pediatric anesthesia, insertion depth (cm) of orotracheal intubation equals to age/2+12, according to classic intubation formulae. The ETT will be put in the depth calculated by the classic formulae under general anesthesia. The distance of ETT-tip displacement and the length change of trachea will be measured as the head and neck placed as follows: fully extended, neutral position, or fully flexed. These three head and neck positions imitate the head-neck movement during those head-and-neck surgeries.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 172
Est. completion date December 31, 2018
Est. primary completion date September 30, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 2 Years to 14 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- subject has elective head-and-neck surgery schedule

- subject will have orotracheal intubation under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

- subject has malformations of the trachea or bronchus on chest X-ray

- subject has spinal deformity

- subject has difficulties in neck flexion or extension

- subject has neck pain

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Locations

Country Name City State
China Department of Anesthesia, Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital Beijing Beijing

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

References & Publications (9)

Bloch EC, Ossey K, Ginsberg B. Tracheal intubation in children: a new method for assuring correct depth of tube placement. Anesth Analg. 1988 Jun;67(6):590-2. — View Citation

Dronen S, Chadwick O, Nowak R. Endotracheal tip position in the arrested patient. Ann Emerg Med. 1982 Feb;11(2):116-7. — View Citation

Gamble JJ, McKay WP, Wang AF, Yip KA, O'Brien JM, Plewes CE. Three-finger tracheal palpation to guide endotracheal tube depth in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Oct;24(10):1050-5. doi: 10.1111/pan.12452. Epub 2014 Jun 23. — View Citation

Jin-Hee K, Ro YJ, Seong-Won M, Chong-Soo K, Seong-Deok K, Lee JH, Jae-Hyon B. Elongation of the trachea during neck extension in children: implications of the safety of endotracheal tubes. Anesth Analg. 2005 Oct;101(4):974-7, table of contents. — View Citation

Kim JT, Kim HJ, Ahn W, Kim HS, Bahk JH, Lee SC, Kim CS, Kim SD. Head rotation, flexion, and extension alter endotracheal tube position in adults and children. Can J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;56(10):751-6. doi: 10.1007/s12630-009-9158-y. Epub 2009 Jul 29. — View Citation

Lau N, Playfor SD, Rashid A, Dhanarass M. New formulae for predicting tracheal tube length. Paediatr Anaesth. 2006 Dec;16(12):1238-43. — View Citation

Mariano ER, Ramamoorthy C, Chu LF, Chen M, Hammer GB. A comparison of three methods for estimating appropriate tracheal tube depth in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Oct;15(10):846-51. — View Citation

McCoy EP, Russell WJ, Webb RK. Accidental bronchial intubation. An analysis of AIMS incident reports from 1988 to 1994 inclusive. Anaesthesia. 1997 Jan;52(1):24-31. — View Citation

Weiss M, Knirsch W, Kretschmar O, Dullenkopf A, Tomaske M, Balmer C, Stutz K, Gerber AC, Berger F. Tracheal tube-tip displacement in children during head-neck movement--a radiological assessment. Br J Anaesth. 2006 Apr;96(4):486-91. Epub 2006 Feb 7. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Distance of trachea carina (TC) to endotracheal tube (ETT) tip Measure the distance between trachea carina to the tip of ETT in three different neck-head positions: fully flexion, neutral positon and fully extension. 10min (time that the measurement need)
Secondary Distance of tracheal length Tracheal length equals the distance between trachea carina (TC) to posterior vocal commissure. Measure Tracheal length in three different neck-head positions: fully flexion, neutral positon and fully extension. 10min (time that the measurement need)
Secondary Serious complication of unexpected displacement of the endotracheal tube: accidental extubation When the operator put the child's neck into extension position, accidental extubation may occur, which can lead to hypoxia and asphyxia. intraoperative
Secondary Serious complication of unexpected displacement of the endotracheal tube: endobronchial intubation. When the operator put the child's neck into flexion position, accidental endobronchial intubation may occur, which can lead to one-lung ventilation and pulmonary edema. intraoperative
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