Comparison of the fibreoptic bronchoscope and bougie for tracheal intubation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN55140217

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2002-04-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Surgery: Tracheal intubation Surgery

Interventions

Randomised trial. Randomisation will be achieved by selecting an envelope containing one of the two methods being studied for guiding the tube into the trachea. The patient will be anaesthetised and t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: No less than 20 and no more than 30 patients in each group.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time from visualisation of the vocal chords to passage of the tube into the trachea	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The presence or absence of carbon dioxide in the expired gases as a measure of success or failure to pass the tube into the trachea	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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