For A More Comfortable Bronchoscopy: Is Spray Catheter The Answer?

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Conditions studied: Airway Complication of Anaesthesia

In brief

Bronchoscopy is a commonly performed procedure for inpatients to visualize the airways when indicated. It is routinely done for both diagnostic (to lavage and biopsy the respiratory tract) and therapeutic purposes (to relief an obstruction or remove foreign bodies). Given the possible side effects of cough of varying severity this procedure can be uncomfortable to patients, some would even shy away from having a bronchoscopy even when it's medically indicated. Recently a spray catheter was designed to deliver more uniform anesthesia to the airways as compared to the conventional way of injecting the anesthesia into the bronchoscopy working channel. The investigators aim to conduct this study with the hope of improving patient care, providing comfortable procedures, helping more patients opt in for bronchoscopy when indicated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02372760

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

0

Starts

2015-02-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-03

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients (18 years of age and above)
• Not mechanically ventilated
• Needing a bronchoscopy as determined by a referring or consulting physician/medical service

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals below 18 years of age
• Pregnant women
• Terminally-ill patients
• Patients who are unable to consent in person
• Patients with contraindications for bronchoscopy (according to British Thoracic Society 2013 Guidelines this includes patients with acute myocardial infarction and patients in acute respiratory distress)

Where it is running

• UF Health — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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