Influence of Head Positioning on the Movement of the Endotracheal Tube

Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention Clinical Trial

Official title:

Influence of Head Positioning on the Movement of the Endotracheal Tube

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01888679
• Other study ID #: 229/12
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2012
• Est. completion date: March 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2020
• Source: University of Lausanne Hospitals
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and measure the movement of the endotracheal tube depending on the type and the amount of movement of the head of the patient intubated using a flexible fiberoptic.

Description:

We performed a maximal head-neck movement trial on 50 adult patients, American Society of Anaesthesiologists 1 or 2. Patients with body mass index N35 kg · m−2, height b150 cm, airway malformations, pulmonary diseases, difficulties in neck flexion or extension, previous ENT surgery or radiotherapy, gastroesophageal reflux, or dental instability were excluded from the study.

We measured the change in distance between the ETT tip and the carina, using a fiberscope through the ETT.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients older than 16 years

• ASA 1-2

• Elective surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pathological changes of the trachea.

• Less than BMI 35 kg/m2.

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or other limitation to cervical mobility.

• Emergency surgery.

• Individuals measuring less than 150 cm.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Other Conditions That May Be A Focus of Clinical Attention

Intervention

Procedure:
• Head movement
Head movement in extension, flexion, right and left rotation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	University of Lausanne Hospitals	Lausanne	Vaud

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Lausanne Hospitals

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

References & Publications (1)

Tailleur R, Bathory I, Dolci M, Frascarolo P, Kern C, Schoettker P. Endotracheal tube displacement during head and neck movements. Observational clinical trial. J Clin Anesth. 2016 Aug;32:54-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.12.043. Epub 2016 Mar 22. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Displacement of the endotracheal tube.	Tube movement related to movement of the head	24 hours