Double-lumen Tube Intubation Technique to Reduce Laryngeal Injuries

A Comparison of Two Methods for Intubation With Double-lumen Endobronchial Tube to Reduce Laryngeal Injuries

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01441362

Enrollment

154

Registered

2011-09-27

Start date

2011-09-30

Completion date

2012-02-29

Last updated

2012-02-20

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Conditions

Laryngeal Injuries

Keywords

during double-lumen, tube intubation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to devise the method to reduce laryngeal injuries during double-lumen tube intubation.

Interventions

PROCEDURE90 degrees rotation

Double-lumen tube intubation with 90 degrees rotation

PROCEDURE180 degrees rotation

Double-lumen tube intubation with 180 degrees rotation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing thoracic surgery that require the placement of left-sided double-lumen tubes

Exclusion criteria

* Preoperative hoarseness or sore throat * History of upper airway diseases * Anticipated difficult airway * Operation time longer than 6 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative hoarseness	up to 3 days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative sore throat	up to 3 days

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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