CompletedNot Applicable

A Novel Intuitive Airway Trolley for Quick Decision-making in Simulated Unexpected Difficult Airway Situations: Evaluation and Comparison to the Existing Airway Trolley

Germany50 participantsStarted 2025-07-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of color-coded labeling and cognitive visual aids of a novel airway trolley on the performance of participants in a simulated unexpected difficult airway scenario. All participants will complete the same scenario, randomized to either the novel or the existing airway trolley. The main questions aimed to be answered are: 1. how long does it take to solve the scenario (=establish sufficient oxygenation via emergency front of neck access) with the novel vs the existing airway trolley? 2. how many deviations from the algorithm "unexpected difficult airway" are documented for each trolley (novel vs existing)? 3. are there differences in the provider experience between both trolleys

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * anaesthesiological 2nd and 3rd year residents at University Medical Centre Mainz * anaesthesiological attendings at University Medical Centre Mainz * informed written consent

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What they're measuring

Time to emergency front of neck access (eFONA) decision (in s)

Timeframe: time (in seconds) until scenario is solved and decision to perform eFONA is verbalized (maximum time to solve scenario 10 minutes)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07076511

SponsorJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-07-11

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