Cuff Pressure in Patients: Manometer vs Invasive Pressure Monitoring Setup

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01885793

Enrollment

220

Registered

2013-06-25

Start date

2013-04-30

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2017-01-31

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Conditions

Anesthesia Intubation Complication

Brief summary

This is a prospective study looking at ways to measure the cuff pressure of cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs). We will be comparing a hand-held manometer (MM) to the transducer of an invasive pressure monitoring setup (IPMS), which is commonly used for arterial or central venous pressure monitoring. The investigators previously did this study in vivo with ETTs in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tracheas and we found that there is good correlation between the pressure readings using the MM and the IPMS. The purpose of the current study is to validate the in vitro findings in clinical situations.

Interventions

DEVICECuffed endotracheal tube

Intubation with a cuffed endotracheal tube (ETT).

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Intubation of trachea with a cuffed endotracheal tube.

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Intracuff pressure	Immediately after intubation	Intracuff pressure is measured via handheld manometer and by using the transducer of an invasive pressure monitoring device.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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