Infant Glidescope® Learning Curve

Learning Curve of the Infant Glidescope® Cobalt Video Laryngoscope in Anesthesiology Residents

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01793727

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-15

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2018-04-18

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Conditions

Tracheal Intubation

Keywords

infants, general anesthesia, tracheal intubation

Brief summary

A prospective trial evaluating the learning curve associated with the use of a videolaryngoscope compared to conventional direct laryngoscopy in infants intubated by anesthesiology residents. Hypothesis: The learning curves of both instruments are equivalent.

Interventions

DEVICEGlidescope videolaryngoscope

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 18 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* infants under 10 kg undergoing general anesthesia and requiring tracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

* Difficult airway, severe cardiorespiratory disease, emergency surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to optimum visualization of the vocal cords	Under 2 minutes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to tracheal intubation	Under 2 minutes

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

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