The Effect of Head Position on the Intubating Condition Using Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02931019

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-12

Start date

2016-10-13

Completion date

2017-01-02

Last updated

2017-05-15

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Conditions

Intubation, Posture

Keywords

fiberoptic, intubation, posture

Brief summary

For better view of fiberoptic intubation, the posture of neck is compared between neck flexion and extension.

Interventions

PROCEDUREIntubation

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* ASA class 1 or 2 * scheduled for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation * decided to join this clinical study voluntarily

Exclusion criteria

* history of difficult intubation * anticipated the difficult intubation: Total airway score \> 6, upper lip bite test grade III, with cervical spine disease, history of head or neck surgery * risk of aspiration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
POGO score	a week (after get the picture)	The percentage of glottic opening

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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