Translaryngeal injection of local anaesthetic: a comparison of spread following injection at deep end inspiration with deep end expiration phases of the respiratory cycle

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN45086464

Enrollment

Registered

2004-09-30

Start date

2004-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Anaesthesia Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

Prospective randomised controlled observational study

pilot study

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults undergoing awake fibreoptic nasal intubation for scheduled or urgent surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Airway reactivity on fibreoptic intubation will be graded and recorded. The blinded research anaesthetist will record a patient discomfort visual analogue score for the procedure on routine follow up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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