Pentax Airway Scope (AWS) Intubation

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This study will compare the Macintosh laryngoscope with the Pentax. The Pentax AWS is a novel airway management device that is designed to facilitate laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00667693

Run by

The Cleveland Clinic

People needed

101

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• subject is at least 18 years old
• BMI between 30 and 50
• scheduled for elective surgery requiring orotracheal intubation

You may not qualify if…

• a known difficult airway
• loose teeth
• subject pregnancy
• rapid sequence induction required
• subject is unable to give consent
• anesthesiologist considered use of the Pentax AWS to be contraindicated
• special endotracheal tube (ETT) is needed for the case.

Where it is running

• Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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