The Effect of Different Videolaryngoscopes on Intubation Success in Obese Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03402581

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-01-18

Start date

2018-09-02

Completion date

2018-12-01

Last updated

2020-03-02

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Conditions

Difficult Airway, Videolaryngoscopes

Brief summary

Obese patients may have difficulty in airway management.Patients who have body mass index \> 35 are challenging patients for anesthesiologist. Short neck, more adipose tissue may be reasons for airway difficulty. Videolaryngoscopes are devices that ease the management of difficult airway.This study is designed to evaluate the differences and the effects of different laryngoscopes.

Interventions

DEVICEc-mac laryngoscope

type of laryngoscopes

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* body mass index\> 35

Exclusion criteria

* emergency airway

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
intubation difficulty	1 minute	the management of airway

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
airway assesment	1 minute	evaluating the airway

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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