None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Awake fibreoptic intubation is a method to enable intubation in patient with difficult airways. To ensure safety of the patient, awake fibreoptic intubation may be required. Previous studies have shown that this process can be a cause of anxiety in patients. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of a video to demonstrate the process will alleviate anxiety in this group of patient. The study will be a randomised controlled trial. The control group would have the process explained to them verbally and in the form of a leaflet. The study group will, in addition to verbal and leaflet, be shown a video on the process. A questionnaire will be used prior to the explaination to assess the level of anxiety and the questionnaire will be repeated after the operation twice The data collected will be analysed using appropriate statistical method.
Interventions
Video showing procedure of awake fibreoptic intubation prior to the procedure during the consent process. The duration of the video is less than 5 minutes.
The participants in the intervention group will receive the leaflet and verbal information in addition to the video
Sponsors
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients identified as having potenitally difficult airways by the anaesthetist for surgeries that will require intubation for patient safety
Exclusion criteria
Pregnancy Children Refusal Patient who are unable to consent
Outcome results
None listed