Benefits of Glycopyrrolate on Intubation With Rigid-videostylet (OptiScope®)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03050242 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 10, 2017
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cholecystitis, Acute | Drug: Glycopyrrolate | Not Applicable |
Recently, the newer forms of intubating devices combining video technologies were introduced. The fiberoptic stylets are useful instrumentations especially for difficult airways and limited neck mobilizations.The OptiScope® is a semi-rigid videostylet designed for endotracheal intubation. While using the device, visualization of the airway might be obscured by the secretions during its insertion. The deterioration of the view leads to intubation failure, resulting in multiple intubation attempts, longer intubating time and desaturation.Therefore, while using the Opticoscope®, proper antisialagogic preparation will be helpful.
Total 78 patients scheduled for general anesthesia aged 20-65 years and Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) class 1 or 2 will be included. The obese patients (BMI>30) and expected difficult intubation will be excluded. The sample size was estimated based on the preliminary study. With a type Ⅰ error estimate(α) of 0.05 at 80% power, we estimated that 30 patients in each group, or 60 in total, were needed. Considering the drop-out rate of 30%, the total sample size were 78 in total. The patients will be randomly allocated to the glycopyrrolate group(G) and the control group(C). The group-G will received intramuscular glycopyrrolate 0.005mg/kg injection 1 hour before the surgery. For the group-C glycopyrrolate will not be administered. Intubation will be conducted with the OptiScope®. While intubating, the degree of the secretion will be evaluated through the OptiScope® and graded excellent, good, poor and unacceptable according to the dryness and the visualization of the vocal cord. When the vocal cord was seen without secretions, it was stated 'Excellent'. 'Good' was graded when secretions existed without the need for suctioning to visualize the vocal cord. When there were secretions and needed suctioning to clear the view, the subjects were rated 'Poor'. When intubation was failed due to poor visualization of the vocal cord despite the suctioning of the secretion, it was graded 'Unacceptable'. If the intubation is not available within 1 minute, the intubation will be done with the laryngoscope. The time to intubate will be checked by the assist anesthesiologist. The definition of the 'intubation time' is the time between the introduction of the OptiScope® into the mouth and the confirmation of the proper intubation with capnographic wave.The baseline vital signs including systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate will be measured before the intubation and 1,3 and 5 minutes after the intubation.
The collected data will be compared with the independent t-test or Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test for the continuous variables. Χ2 test and Fisher's exact test will be performed for the categorical variables. Significant level will be set at 0.05.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 78 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Benefits of Intramuscular Glycopyrrolate Premedication on Intubation With Rigid-videostylet (OptiScope® PM 201, KoMAC Co., Ltd, Seoul, Republic of Korea) |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 13, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 18, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 19, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Glycopyrrolate
Glycopyrrolate 0.005mg/kg is administered intramuscularly, one hour before the surgery.
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Drug: Glycopyrrolate
Intramuscular administration of glycopyrrolate 0.005mg/kg 1 hour before the surgery
Other Name: intramuscular glycopyrrolate premedication |
No Intervention: Control
No injection is conducted in this group.
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- The degree of the secretion [ Time Frame: After an average of 1 second from the start of intubation with the OptiScope®. ]The degree of the secretion evaluation done through the OptiScope(R). It was graded by 4-point-scale. Excellent (1) : Dry. No secretion Good (2): Moist Acceptable (2): Wet. Suctioning is NOT required to intubate. Poor(4): Wet. Suctioning is required to intubate
- Time to Intubate [ Time Frame: 2 minutes after the start of intubation with the OptiScope®. ]It is defined by the time between the introduction of the OptiScope® into the mouth and the confirmation of the proper intubation with capnographic wave.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia
- aged from 19 to 65, adult patients
- american society of anesthesiologist physical status 1,2
- obtaining written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- obese patients with body mass index above 30
- expected difficult intubation (ex. intraoral mass, history of former difficult intubation, limitation of mouth opening..)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03050242
Korea, Republic of | |
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital | |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 03181 |
Principal Investigator: | Eunah Cho, M.D. | Kangbuk Samsung Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Eunah Cho, MD, Clinical Fellow, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03050242 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2017-01-001 |
First Posted: | February 10, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 24, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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