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CompletedNCT00951769Updated Jun 9, 2022

Algorithms in a Simulated Difficult Intubation Scenario

An observational study in Airway Management, sponsored by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-09.

Sponsored by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a non-human study, conducted in a simulation environment, with simulator manikins, and volunteers from anaesthesia. Trainees in their first 2 years of anaesthetics training will be randomised to a control group, a group following the Difficult Airway Society UK's Guidelines and the Australian Difficult Airway management algorithm. A simulated difficult airway will be created during the induction of anaesthesia. The investigators will examine adherence to guidelines, which would have been provided to participants before the experiment, as well as compare their performance with the guidelines.

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Conditions studied

  • Airway Management
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In context

Lead sponsor

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the lead sponsor of 60 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Trainee anaesthetists in for 2 years of training

Inclusion criteria

  • Anaesthetists in first 2 years of training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those who decline invitation to participate
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Control,

    Control

  • DAS: Difficult Airway Society, UK

    DAS difficult airway algorithm

  • Australian

    Australian difficult airway algorithm

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to safe oxygenation for manikin

    Time frame: Variable

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cheshire & Merseyside Simulation Centre
    Liverpool, Merseyside L9 7AL, United Kingdom
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 9, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00951769
Lead sponsor
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 4, 2009
Start date
Mar 2009
Primary completion
Dec 2010
Completion
Feb 2011
Last update
Jun 9, 2022

Study contacts

ARPAN GUHA, MD, FRCA
principal investigator · AINTREE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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