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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/10/021623 [Registered on: 14/10/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/04/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Medical Device
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of success rates between two devices called AIR Q and LMA Blockbuster which are used to pass a tube into the wind pipe and secure the airway as well as ensure normal breathing in patients taken for surgery and undergoing general anesthesia  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of blind tracheal intubation through Air-Q AND LMA Blockbuster in adults undergoing elective surgery: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any    
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kavitha Girish 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 5th floor, Teaching block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029.

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9500817025  
Fax    
Email  kavithagirish94@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Thilaka Muthiah 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 5th floor, Teaching block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029.

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9940505695  
Fax    
Email  thilaks84@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kavitha Girish 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 5th floor, Teaching block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029.

New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9500817025  
Fax    
Email  kavithagirish94@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari nagar New Delhi - 110029 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, 5th floor, Teaching block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029. 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Kavitha Girish  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Room No 5011, Teaching block, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain medicine and Critical Care,All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari nagar New Delhi – 110029 New Delhi DELHI
New Delhi
DELHI 
9500817025

kavithagirish94@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics committee for post graduate research, AIIMS  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: 8||Other Procedures,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Group A- Air Q   Air Q will be used for securing the airway and as a conduit to intubation 
Intervention  Group B- LMA Blockbuster   LMA Blockbuster will be used for securing the airway and as a conduit to intubation 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA I& II
Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring tracheal intubation
Weight < 90kg, BMI < 30kg/m2
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Patient refusal to participate in the study.
• Respiratory or pharyngeal pathology.
• Patients with cervical spine disease.
• Potential difficult airway
• Risk of regurgitation

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of attempts to successful intubation through SGA.  Time for placement of sga
Time for intubation through sga
Time for SGA removal
Vitals(HR, NIBP, SPO2, eTCO2) at baseline,2mins,4mins,6mins, 8mins,10mins,15mins,25mins, 35mins,45mins, 55mins,65mins,75mins,85mins,95mins,105mins,115mins,125mins.
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of attempts to successful placement of SGA
Insertion time of the study device
Insertion time of the tracheal tube
The time needed to remove the supraglottic airway from the pharynx
Glottic view under fibreoptic guidance
An adverse airway event
Incidence of sore throat post operatively
 
Intraoperative time plus post operative follow up for 24 hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="140"
Sample Size from India="140" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/10/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  

This study is a randomized controlled parallel group study comparing the success rates of blind intubation using AIR-Q and LMA Blockbuster. Both are intubating supraglottic devices but to the best of our knowledge success rates of the two havent been compared.

 
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