Impact of Manikin Training on Airtraq Avant Learning Curve in Predicted Difficult Airways

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Education, Training, Manikin

In brief

The overall purpose of this study is to assess the impact of preclinical airway manikin training using the Airtraq Avant and Wireless Monitor System under simulated difficult airway conditions (c-collar and swollen tongue) on the clinical learning curve of using the device/system in airways with predictors for difficult intubation. The investigators hypothesize that the clinical learning curve in airways with predictors for difficult intubation will be shorter for study subjects (operators) who undergo preclinical manikin training under simulated difficult airway conditions compared to Study subjects (operators) who do not receive this training. The clinical learning curve is characterized by procedure times and first attempt success rates on successive uses of the Airtraq Avant and Wireless Monitor System in patients with at least one predictor for difficult intubation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01720017

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

30

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• anesthesia providers (i.e., anesthesia residents, anesthetists, and staff anesthesiologists)

You may not qualify if…

• < 18 years of age
• non-english speaking
• unwilling to sign a study consent form
• related financially or otherwise to the Airtraq Avant manufacturer will not be eligible.

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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