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NCT02975791 Clinical Trial

Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Identification of the Cricothyroid Membrane

Airway Obstruction Clinical Trial

Official title:
Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Identification of the Cricothyroid Membrane

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data
NCT number NCT02975791
Other study ID # Ultrasound MC 24112016
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received November 20, 2016
Last updated November 28, 2016
Start date November 2016
Est. completion date February 2017

Study information
Verified date November 2016
Source Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Denmark: National Board of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

After a structured teaching program anaesthetists are educated in identifying the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to do so is compared with their ability to do so with palpation. In an obese volunteer

Description:

After a structured teaching program anaesthetists are educated in identifying the cricothyroid membrane with ultrasonography. Thereafter their ability to do so is compared with their ability to do so with palpation.

The purpose is to advise a propriety method for preanesthetic identification. In an obese volunteer

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date February 2017
Est. primary completion date February 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- BMI > 40

- Female

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age below 18

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Other:
• Marking the cricothyroid membrane after ultrasound
Ultrasonography is applied to the subjects neck in order to identify the cricothyroid membrane - subsequently the membrane is marked with a pen
Procedure:
• Marking of the cricothyroid membrane after Palpation
Palpation is applied to the subjects neck in order to identify the cricothyroid membrane- subsequently the membrane is marked with a pen

Locations
Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Frequency of correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane The fraction of cases where the cricothyroid membrane is identified correctly "2 min" No
Secondary time to correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane The time consumed for correct identification of the cricothyroid membrane "2 min" No
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