Tongue Pull Versus Jaw Thrust

Completed

Conditions studied: Surgery

In brief

This protocol seeks to determine the efficacy and reliability of a simple maneuver, the jaw thrust maneuver, in addition to cricoid pressure, in improving visualization of airway anatomy during video laryngoscopy. Hypothesis: The grade of view of the glottis as determined by the modified Cormack and Lehane grading system in anesthetized patients will improve by performing a jaw thrust maneuver during video laryngoscopy with compared with video laryngoscopy alone. Similarly, the grade of the view during cricoid pressure will also improve with a jaw thrust maneuver.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00833118

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

100

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-02-12

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18
• Undergoing surgery and general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation
• Able to give informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Trauma patients or emergent cases.
• Patients who are unable to understand the proposed study
• Patients who refuse participation

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic Florida — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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