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Usefulness of neuromuscular blocker in elderly patients

Muscle relaxant effects on clinical performance of i-gel™ in elderly patients: A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0003616
Enrollment
58
Registered
2019-03-13
Start date
2018-03-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-25

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Konyang University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) the patient who have decided to voluntarily participate in the study and have signed the informed consent. 2) 65 ~ 85 year old 3) patients undergoing elective surgery which is expected ending within 2 hours 4) American Society of Anesthesiologist Patient Status I~III(I is a normal healthy patient, II is patient with mild systemic disease and III is patient with moderate systemic disease).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) the patient who refused to participate in this study 2) under 65 years old, 86 years old or order 3) emergency operation 4) obesity (Body mass index >35kg/m2) 5) pharyngeal pathology 6) risk of gastroespophageal reflux 7) respiratory disease 8) wobbling teet 9) psychiatric disease or cognitive disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
success rate on first attempt of i-gel insertion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
device insertion time for succeful ventilation

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactTae-Yun Sung

Konyang University Hospital

unt1231@naver.com+82-42-600-9317

Outcome results

None listed

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