NCT07453563Recruiting
Airway Scope vs GlideScope for Intubation in Obese Patients
Comparison of GlideScope and Airway Scope for Intubating Morbidly Obese Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study compares the time required to complete intubation in obese patients (Body Mass Index 40 or greater) when using either the GlideScope or Airway Scope video laryngoscope device to help place the endotracheal tube.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of New Mexico
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07453563
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 70
- From 13 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, Mar 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- History of major neck surgery or tracheostomy
- History of any lung diseases/conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung resection, or lung cancer
- History of cardiac failure or myocardial infarction
Other
- Pregnancy
- Congenital facial or airway anomalies
- Prisoners
Who the study is looking for
- Adult (age ≥18 years)
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥40
- Scheduled for surgery with general anesthesia
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Albuquerque | United States | Recruiting |
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