Ideal Point of Transluminal Light in Tracheal Intubation With a Light Wand

Trismus Clinical Trial

Official title:

Ideal Point of Transluminal Light in Tracheal Intubation With a Light Wand

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03480035
• Other study ID #: lightwand intubation
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 6, 2018
• Est. completion date: July 27, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

If the patients's teeth are weak or the mouth dose not open well, the lightwand is a useful device when endotracheal intubation is necessary.

Therefore, if the appropriate position of the light beam is determined and the distance of the light source suitable for intubation using the lightwand is obtained from anatomical structures such as thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage, it is clinically useful. Because it can prevent unnecessary deep insertion or shallow insertion that can cause damage to anatomical structures during intubation.

Description:

Studies have been reported on the proper position to bend the lightwand and the appropriate angle to bend when performing endotracheal intubation with lightwand. For ease of procedure, the assistant has to lift the patient's lower jaw or perform a neck extension.

However, there is no report on the position of the lightbulb when the light passes through the front of the airway and neck and appears bright in the midpoint.

The prodcedure is as follows.

1. FOB examination and check position of light below 1cm from vocal cord

2. lightwand intubation aimed at checkpoint

3. measurement of distance from thyroid cartilage/cricoid cartilage to light point

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 107
• Est. completion date: July 27, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 27, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• impossibility of neck extension

• trismus

• weak teeth

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous history of larynx or neck surgery

• no informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Disease
• Tooth Abnormalities
• Trismus

Intervention

Procedure:
• lightwand intubation
intubation using lightwand

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Korea, Republic of	Dongsan medical center	Daegu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Korea, Republic of, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	distance from lightbeam of the FOB to thyroid cartilage	we will measure straight distance from lightbeam of the FOB to thyroid cartilage on the surface of patient's neck	before intubation
Primary	distance from lightbeam of the FOB to cricoid cartilage	we will measure straight distance from lightbeam of the FOB to cricoid cartilage on the surface of patient's neck	before intubation
Secondary	distance from lightbeam of the FOB to sternal notch	we will measure straight distance from lightbeam of the FOB to sternal notch on the surface of patient's neck	before intubation