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Comparison Between the MacGrath MAC Videolaryngoscope and the MacIntosh Laryngoscope for Oro-tracheal Intubation for Patients With Less Than 2 Criteria of Difficult Intubation in Elective Surgery.

MILAR, is a Controlled, Randomised, Comparative, Prospective, Multi-center, Superiority French Clinical Trial Comparing the MacGrath MAC Videolaryngoscope and the MacIntosh Laryngoscope for Oro-tracheal Intubation by Patients With Less Than 2 Criteria of Difficult Intubation in Elective Surgery.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03470116
Acronym
MILAR
Enrollment
1250
Registered
2018-03-19
Start date
2018-03-20
Completion date
2019-09-23
Last updated
2020-03-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Laryngoscopy

Keywords

MacGrath MAC, curarization, intubation, MacIntosh, laryngoscope

Brief summary

The MILAR trial is a multicenter randomised , prospective, controlled, single-blind, superiority French clinical trial, with a 1: 1 distribution of patients to compare intubation during the first laryngoscopy between the MacGrath MAC videolaryngoscope and the MacIntosh laryngoscope for patients with less than 2 criteria of difficult intubation in elective surgery.

Detailed description

Tracheal intubation is a common procedure in the operating room to secure the airway in patients receiving muscle relaxants . Two devices are currently used for this purpose with various indications: the French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation (SFAR) recommends a direct laryngoscopy with MacIntosh blade in first intention for patients with less than 2 criteria of difficult intubation (ID). The SFAR recommends first-line video laryngoscopy in patients with two or more criteria of difficult intubation. Video laryngoscopy improves glottic vision, difficult intubation score, and intubation success rate at the first attempt, compared to the direct laryngoscopy with a Macintosh blade. Currently, it is estimated that 15% of direct laryngoscopies with a MacIntosh blade result in failure of orotracheal intubation (IOT) on first attempt, whereas tracheal intubation with a video laryngoscopy is a better solution to secure the airway. Our hypothesis in this study is that the MacGrath MAC videolaryngoscope allows to intubate at the first laryngoscopy 91% of patients with less than 2 difficult intubation criteria, against the expected 85% with the MacIntosh blade.

Interventions

DEVICELaryngoscopy with Mac Grath

Patients of this group will benefit MacGrath MAC video laryngoscopy for intubation after curarization

DEVICEdirect laryngoscopy

Patients of this group will benefit direct laryngoscopy for intubation after curarization

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

less than 2 criteria of difficult intubation admitted to the operating theater for scheduled surgery requiring orotracheal intubation after curarization - informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * age \< 18 * contraindication to oro-tracheal intubation * emergency surgery * thoracic surgery * naso-tracheal intubation * patient protected by law * patient not affiliated to french social security * BMI\> 45kg / m² * Predicted patient with difficult intubation Patients considered to be predisposed to difficult intubation are those with a history of difficult intubation, or with 2 criteria among: * Mallampati 3 or 4 * Thyroid-chin distance \<65mm * Mouth opening \<35mm * Spinal extension less than 90 ° * Retrognathism with Negative Lip Test * Morbid obesity with BMI\> 35kg / m² * Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome with choker\> 45cm * Diabetic with sign of the positive prior * Head and Neck Pathology

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Successful first attempt intubation after curarization2 minutesThe primary endpoint is the success of tracheal intubation by anesthesiologists or registrated nurse anesthetists on exposure to first laryngoscopy, confirmed by three identical capnographic curves on the monitor.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Use of a second laryngoscopy2 minutesUse or not of a second laryngoscopy
Type of laryngoscope used in second laryngoscopy2 minutesIf second laryngoscopy is practice, name of second laryngoscope
Use of a mandrel2 minutesuse or not of a mandrel
Use of a supra-glottal device2 minutesUse or not of a supra-glottal device
Presence of glottal exposure during the first laryngoscopy2 minutespresence or absence of glottal exposure during the first laryngoscopy
Use of a transtracheal oxygenation device2 minutesUse or not of a transtracheal oxygenation device
Presence of desaturations <92% during laryngoscopy2 minutespresence or absence of desaturation
number of esophageal intubation2 minutes
Pharyngeal lesions / bleeding2 minutes
Use of a fibreoptic2 minutesUse or not of a fibreoptic

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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