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Comparison of two types of laryngoscopes for intubation in children

Comparative evaluation of Truview evo2 and Macintosh laryngoscope for ease of orotracheal intubation in children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/08/009233
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-08-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- ASA grade I and II children, Age 2 to 8 years of either sex

Interventions

Intervention1: Truview evo2 laryngoscope: The Truview evo2 laryngoscope (Truphatek International Ltd, Netanya, Israel) is a recently introduced device with a unique blade that provides an optical view

Sponsors

Maulana Azad Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade I and II children requiring general anaesthesia with orotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having high risk of pulmonary aspiration. 2. Patients with anticipated difficult airway e.g. head and neck pathology, congenital syndromes affecting airway, swellings and dressings on face or neck or restricted mouth opening. 3. Surgery of oral cavity, larynx, pharynx. 4. Patients with increased intracranial tension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to intubationTimepoint: Time to intubation was measured from the time of introducing laryngoscope blade in the patientâ??s mouth till the appearance of square wave capnogram

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
a.Modified Cormack and Lehane grade b.Intubation Difficulty Score c.Associated Hemodynamic changes Timepoint: All the patients were monitored using ECG, Pulse oximetry, capnography and NIBP throughout the anaesthesia procedure. The heart rate, NIBP and SpO2 were recorded at following times:- 1.Baseline- before induction of anaesthesia 2.Time zero (T0)- Just before laryngoscopy 3.There after every one minute after intubation till 5 minutes

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNeha Pangasa

Maulana Azad Medical College

dr_dali@rediffmail.com9968604212

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026