Endotracheal Tube Audible Leak Test

Completed

Conditions studied: Anesthesia Intubation Complication, Mechanical Ventilation Complication

In brief

The endotracheal tube (ETT) leak test (LT), or audible leak test is a widely performed assessment to verify appropriate tube size in neonates, infants and children. However, many factors are known to influence the audible leak test. Even though the test is widely performed, the accuracy has not been evaluated.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02461017

Run by

University of Mississippi Medical Center

People needed

86

Starts

2015-12-07

Expected to finish

2017-02-21

Last updated by the study team

2017-07-02

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children aged between 1 month (post-natal) and 8 years scheduled for ENT surgery requiring general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube.

You may not qualify if…

• Known history of subglottic stenosis
• Known history of recurrent croup
• Known history of endolaryngeal or subglottic lesions
• Parents refusal of participation in study

Where it is running

• University of Mississippi Medical Center — Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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