Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0190137106
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare the distribution of spread of local anaesthetic following translaryngeal injection at end inspiration versus end expiration for topicalisation of airway prior to awake fibreoptic nasal intubation.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Anaesthesia
Intervention
Prospective randomised controlled observational study; pilot study
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Airway reactivity on fibreoptic intubation will be graded and recorded. The blinded research anaesthetist will record a patient discomfort visual analogue score for the procedure on routine follow up.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
30/04/2004
Overall trial end date
30/07/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Adults undergoing awake fibreoptic nasal intubation for scheduled or urgent surgery
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
20
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
30/04/2004
Recruitment end date
30/07/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary