UnknownNot Applicable

Innovative Endotracheal Tube Design Reduces Postoperative Laryngeal Injury

Spain68 participantsStarted 2023-10-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare two different orotracheal tubes in patients which require orotracheal intubation for general anesthesia. The main questions it aims to answer are: * To assess the presence of laryngeal injury * To evaluate the consequences in voice quality * To ask for the presence of symptoms as sore throat, hoarseness, and cough Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups, one will use conventional endotracheal tube and the other will use Triglotix® endotracheal tube.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective perianal surgery requiring intubation for general anesthesia * Duration range 30-90 minutes Exclusion Criteria: * Difficult airway * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) \> III * Morbid obesity (body mass index \>40 kg/m2) * Patients not suitable for outpatient surgery * Patients with history of previous neck surgery * Patients with history of dysphagia * Patients with comorbidities as diabetes and hypertension.

What they're measuring

Laryngeal injury

Timeframe: Immediately before the induction and 45 minutes after the end of the procedure

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06108271

SponsorUniversity Hospital of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-11-01

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Laryngeal Injury trials