Tube Tip Position in Orally Intubated 0-4year Old Children: Assessment of the Precision of Two Clinical Techniques

Endotracheal Tube Tip Position in Orally Intubated 0-4 Year Old Children: Comparative Assessment of the Precision of Two Clinical Techniques

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01156233

Enrollment

Registered

2010-07-02

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2013-02-12

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Conditions

Intubation, Endotracheal

Keywords

evaluating precision of tube tip position with two methods

Brief summary

In pediatric anesthesia it is very important to place the endotracheal tube into the right position. This study compares two clinical location methods. The hypothesis means that the two techniques have the same precision of the location of the tip position of a cuffed MICROCUFF (Kimberly-Clark)endotracheal tube.

Detailed description

Appropriate location of the tip of an endotracheal tube (TET), in relation to the carina and vocal cords, is of great importance in pediatric anesthesia. A not optimal laying tube causes life threatening consequences. Therefore, it is very essential to have reliable methods how to place the tube tip in regard of the precision of the localisation. There are no standardized methods how to accomplish a precise position. The study compares two most applied techniques. The first one is the cuff palpation technique (CPT), the second one the deliberate right mainstem intubation technique (RMT).

Interventions

PROCEDUREAnesthesia induction

Cuff palpation technique: identification of the cuff position in the trachea by palpation.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Days to 4 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 0-4 years * ASA I-II * requiring endotracheal tube for surgical/diagnostic procedures

Exclusion criteria

* patients with abnormal airway anatomy * kyphoscoliosis * syndromes known to affect airway anatomy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Localisation and precision of the tip of the endotracheal tube (TET) in the trachea	10 minutes	The study intends to determine the location and precision of the TET within the trachea that results from the use of two techniques. The measurements take place after the induction of the anesthesia and before surgery.

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026