The VALID study: is ventilation affected by leaving in dentures?

To investigate whether bag-mask ventilation after induction of anaesthesia in patients with dentures is easier with dentures left in or removed.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000592640

Enrollment

162

Registered

2005-10-05

Start date

2005-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

The patients randomised to Group A have their dentures removed after induction of anaesthesia but before bag-mask ventilation, while the patients randomised to Group B have their dentures left in for bag-mask ventilation and removed afterwards, prior to placement of endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway. Bag-mask ventilation is attempted in both groups of patients for 30 seconds after loss of eyelash reflex.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients with dentures undergoing general anaesthesia excluding those unable to give informed consent and those having rapid sequence induction were invited to participate

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results