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A new way to perform tracheostomy: study comparing two techniques using ultrasound and a special airway mask

A novel technique for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: randomized controlled trial evaluating modified real-time ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy controlled tracheostomy using laryngeal mask airway

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14218985
Enrollment
65
Registered
2024-07-02
Start date
2021-12-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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

Conditions

Procedure for patients with prolonged respiratory failure Respiratory

Interventions

Bedside percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy using ultrasound-guided and LMA and compared with conventional technique using bronchoscopy. Patients admitted to the ICU requiring elective PDT were rand

Sponsors

Ain Shams University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: >18 years 2. Sex: Male or Female. 3. All intubated patients indicated for tracheostomy for any etiology

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age: below 18 years or above 75 years. 2. The patient or the patient’s guardian refuses to give written informed consent. 3. Patients who have a contraindication to the procedure (coagulopathy, high FIO2 requirement, high PEEP, etc.) 4. Patients with a history of COVID-19 will not be included.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Procedure time, defined by the time (in minutes) between the trachea puncture and the patient's ventilation in US LMA and bronchoscopy-guided PDT measured using patient records

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measured using patient/hospital records at the end of the study: 1. Cost of the procedures (including the perioperative drugs used, the tracheostomy set, and fiberoptic bronchoscope sterilization) 2. Complications related to the procedures

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactJihad mallat
mallatjihad@gmail.com+971 551181831

Outcome results

None listed

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