Using Video Laryngoscopy for Neonatal Intubation

A Randomized Control Trial: Does Guidance Using Video Laryngoscopy Improve Residents' Success in Neonatal Intubation?

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03035175

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-27

Start date

2014-05-31

Completion date

2016-08-31

Last updated

2023-10-05

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Conditions

Education, Medical

Keywords

Residences, Video Laryngoscopy, Intubations, Neonatal, NICU, neonates, Medical Education

Brief summary

This study examines the effectiveness of utilizing video laryngoscopy to give real-time guidance during neonatal intubations to improve residents' success at performing intubations.

Detailed description

To evaluate whether residents who receive guidance from a supervisor concurrently viewing the neonate's airway via video laryngoscopy will have a higher rate of successful neonatal intubations than residents receiving guidance using traditional direct laryngoscopy. The investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 48 first and second year pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents who received either video-facilitated (VDL) or traditional (TDL) supervisor guidance during direct laryngoscopy. Residents attempted intubations in the neonatal intensive care unit according to their randomization group. The primary outcome was a successful intubation that occurred within two attempts.

Interventions

OTHERVideo Laryngoscopy

Residents intubate using video laryngoscopy.

OTHERTraditional Laryngoscopy

Residents intubate without using video laryngoscopy.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 1st and 2nd Year Pediatric and Medicine-Pediatric Residents at the University of Rochester

Exclusion criteria

* Residents who declined participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of Successful Intubations	12 months	A successful intubation is defined as the placement of an endotracheal tube in the infant's trachea within two attempts.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of successful intubations by resident year	12 months
Number of residents with successful intubations on the first and subsequent patients	12 months
Average length of time of intubation attempts	12 months
Number of both serious and non-serious adverse events	12 months
Number of successful intubations by residency program	12 months

Outcome results

None listed

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