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CompletedNCT03848559AirMicroModUpdated Jul 27, 2020

Airway Management With Simulated Microgravity Using a Submerged Model

An interventional study of Airway management with a submerged model in Airway Management and Emergency Medicine, sponsored by Universitätsklinikum Köln. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-27.

Sponsored by Universitätsklinikum Köln · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Trained anesthesiologist- or emergency physician-divers will perform an airway management in simulated microgravity on a submerged model.

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Trained anesthesiologist- or emergency physician-divers participate in the study. Simulated microgravity during spaceflight is obtained by using a submerged model. Full-torso manikins is going to be used for performing airway management. Each diver attempted airway management with each device (laryngeal mask, laryngeal tube, orotracheal intubation with video-assisted laryngoscope. The time for airway protection will be measured as well as the success rate.

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Conditions studied

  • Airway Management
  • Emergency Medicine

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In context

Emergencies

1,692 studies on the registry are indexed under Emergencies; 333 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 145 across 931 interventional studies indexed under Emergencies.

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Lead sponsor

Universitätsklinikum Köln is the lead sponsor of 31 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Anaesthesiologist with diver licence or Emergency physician with diver license

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All other
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Airway device placement

    airway device is placed during the dive

    Device: Airway management with a submerged model

Interventions

  • DeviceAirway management with a submerged model

    Airway management with a submerged manikin using different airway devices in randomized order

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of inserts

    Summarizing the number of Intubation attempts or attempts to place the supraglottic airway

    Time frame: after 5 minutes

  2. Time to first ventilation

    Time from beginning with the airway manoeuvre (taking the decice) until successful airway secure and first ventilation

    Time frame: after 5 minutes

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital of Cologne
    Cologne, NRW 50937, Germany
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 27, 2020, 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
NCT03848559
Lead sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 20, 2019
Start date
Oct 1, 2019
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2020
Completion
May 30, 2020
Last update
Jul 27, 2020

Study contacts

Jochen Hinkelbein, MD, PhD
study chair · UK Köln

Oversight

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