Efficacy of transillumination method in appropriate tracheal tube placement in small children: A randomized clinical trial

Efficacy of transillumination method in appropriate tracheal tube placement in small children: A randomized clinical trial - Tube depth by transillumination in small children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000012102

Enrollment

Registered

2013-10-22

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

All conditions scheduled for elective surgery in small children

Interventions

In the transillumination group, after tracheal intubation, the ventilator circuit was disconnected from the TT, and an appropriate size of the Trachlight without the rigid inner stylet, a child size f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient population consisted of small children aged less than 2 years old scheduled for elective surgery, which needed chest radiography during or after surgery, undergoing general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had congenital airway abnormalities, tracheal stenosis, trachomalacia, lung disease, or had already been intubated or tracheostomized.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The probability of appropriate TT placement	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYamashita, Soichiro

University of tsukuba Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine

soichiyamashita@md.tsukuba.ac.jp+81-29-853-3092

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026