An interventional study of MaCintosh Laryngoscope (DL) and McGrath Laryngoscope (VL) in Thoracic Diseases, Thoracic Neoplasms and Thoracic Empyema, sponsored by Aga Khan University. Recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-14.
Sponsored by Aga Khan University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The goal of this RCT is to compare outcome with McGrath vs Macintosh laryngoscopes among patients undergoing thoracic surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are,
72 studies on the registry are indexed under Thoracic Diseases; 13 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 84 is above the median of 65 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Thoracic Diseases.
Browse Thoracic Diseases studies →Aga Khan University is the lead sponsor of 294 studies on the registry; 43 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Planned tracheostomy \ the presence of a tracheostomy
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
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Device: MaCintosh Laryngoscope (DL)
Device: McGrath Laryngoscope (VL)
A conventional Laryngoscope. It is battery powered, with a detachable MaCintosh blade that contains a light source.
A video Laryngoscope that has a high-resolution video camera, and a light source at the cone end of the blade allowing for direct and indirect viewing of the glottis
Time required for correct placement of the Double Lumen Tube (DLT).
Time will be measured in seconds during laryngoscopy while placement of Double Lumen Tube (DLT) until appearance of end tidal carbon dioxide on capnograph.
Time frame: During intervention time period
Successful Intubation at first attempt.
The number of times the laryngoscope will be inserted.
Time frame: immediately after Intervention.
Started Jun 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2023, 17 months after the start.
Of 27 interventional studies with no phase under Thoracic Diseases, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 42. This study's planned 17 months is below that.
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