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Personal Protective EquipmentNCT04866446

Evaluation of The Effects of Personal Protective Equipment During Airway Management

An observational study of Personal Protective Equipment and Airway Management, run by Kezban Aydan Okuyucu at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Covid-19 disease has caused a worldwide pandemic. However, it was necessary to reduce the transmission of the disease as much as possible. The highest risk of transmission is airway management. Medical personnel responsible for airway management are at the greatest risk. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
3 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
5 Feb 2021to 7 Feb 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Anesthesiology residents, anesthesiology specialists or anesthesia nurses will be participants in this study.

Who may be able to join

  • Being an anesthesiology resident, specialist or nurse

Who cannot join

  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Severe heart or lung disease
  • Claustrophobia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Aydan Okuyucu

    Kocaeli, Kocaeli̇, 41900

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of The Effects of Personal Protective Equipment During Airway Management; A Prospective, Non-randomized, Controlled, Simulation Study

Covid-19 disease has caused a worldwide pandemic. However, it was necessary to reduce the transmission of the disease as much as possible. The highest risk of transmission is airway management. Medical personnel responsible for airway management are at the greatest risk. One of the most important ways to protect anesthetists from contamination is to use PPE. But, it should be considered that there is some disadvantage about using PPE. The investigators aimed to evaluate the effects of the use of personal protective equipment and standard uniform during airway management.

Read the detailed description

Objective: The investigators aimed to compare the effects of the use of personal protective equipment and standard uniform during airway management using direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope, I-gel laryngeal mask airway , ProSeal laryngeal mask airway and Frova intubation catheter on the manikin that created both difficult airway and normal airway conditions in the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation at the Derince Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences.

Materials and Methods: The study will carry out with 24 participants in Health Sciences University Kocaeli Derince Health Education and Research Center. In the study, a simulation manikin will use to evaluate the effect of personal protective equipment use on airway management. Anesthesia technicians, anesthesia residents and specialists will include as participants. As demographic data, the clinical positions of the participants, their experiences with each airway method and the use of personal protective equipment, age, gender, height and weight information will be recorded. Each procedure will be explained to the participants by an anesthesiology specialist and a resident. Then the participants perform their procedure first with standard uniform and then by wearing personal protective equipment. Endotracheal intubation with direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope and Frova intubation catheter followed by I-gel and ProSeal laryngeal mask airway will be used, respectively. Each procedure will be carried out by creating normal and difficult airway conditions, respectively. Time, number of attempts and presence of optimization maneuver will be recorded for each procedure. Modified CLS (Cormack Lehane Score) and POGO (Percentage Of Glottic Opening) scores will be also recorded during intubation procedures. Each participant will be asked to give a score between 1 and 100 using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in order to evaluate the difficulty of intervention after each procedure subjectively and it will be recorded. Finally, the other subjective effects of personal protective equipment using on participants (such as sweating, feeling of warmth) will be asked.

Being tested
endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertionDevice

    endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion on the airway manikin with different devices

Study groups in NCT04866446
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
normal airway manikin with standard uniformThe participants will carry out intubation procedure using macintosh direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope and Frova intubation catheter and laryngeal mask insertion using ProSeal LMA and I-gel LMA, respectively.
Receives: Device: endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion
normal airway manikin with personal protective equipmentThe participants will carry out intubation procedure using macintosh direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope and Frova intubation catheter and laryngeal mask insertion using ProSeal LMA and I-gel LMA, respectively.
Receives: Device: endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion
difficult airway manikin with standard uniformThe participants will carry out intubation procedure using macintosh direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope and Frova intubation catheter and laryngeal mask insertion using ProSeal LMA and I-gel LMA, respectively.
Receives: Device: endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion
difficult airway manikin with personal protective equipmentThe participants will carry out intubation procedure using macintosh direct laryngoscope, GlideScope video laryngoscope, C-Mac video laryngoscope and Frova intubation catheter and laryngeal mask insertion using ProSeal LMA and I-gel LMA, respectively.
Receives: Device: endotracheal intubation and laringeal mask airway insertion

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evaluation of times

    For intubations from holding the laryngoscope to ventilation, for laryngeal mask airway insertion from holding the laryngeal mask airway to ventilation For intubation time from holding the laryngoscope to observing glottic opening for standard uniform.

    Measured: 2 minutes

  2. Evaluation of times

    For intubations from holding the laryngoscope to ventilation, for laryngeal mask airway insertion from holding the laryngeal mask airway to ventilation For intubation time from holding the laryngoscope to observing the glottic opening for personal protective equipment.

    Measured: 4 minutes

  3. Evaluation of number of attempts

    For both intubation and laryngeal mask airway insertion, number of attempts until ventilation

    Measured: 2 minutes

  4. Evaluation of presence of optimisation maneuver

    Whether there is optimisation maneuver for each attempt whether there is maneuver for each attempt

    Measured: 30 seconds

  5. Evaluation of Modified Cormack/Lehane classification

    The classification includes 5 grades; grade 1, 2a, 2b, 3 and 4. Grade 1 defines the best image of glottis.

    Measured: 30 seconds

  6. Evaluation of Percentage of Glottic Opening Scores

    Percentage of Glottic Opening describes the percentage of the glottic opening as percentages (0-100). Number 100 describes that the participants see all glottic openings. Number 0 describes that nothing is seen.

    Measured: 30 seconds

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Visual Analog Scale of using personal protective equipment

    The visual analog scale is a scale that converts a subjective property to digital data. It has values between 0-100. Generally it is used for describing pain level. But it is used for describing the difficulty of attempts in this study. Number 0 explains that the attempt is very easy and number 100 is very difficult.

    Measured: 15 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Apr 2021
  2. Study start5 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completion5 Feb 2021
  4. Study completion7 Feb 2021

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
3 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04866446
Sponsor's protocol ID
derinceanesteziaydan-1
Status last verified
Apr 2021
First submitted
6 Jan 2021
Last updated
29 Apr 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Personal Protective Equipment and Airway Management, run by Kezban Aydan Okuyucu at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluation of times (time frame: 2 minutes). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Apr 2021.

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