GlideRite vs other tube tool for hard airway intubation
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study compares two medical tools used to place a breathing tube through the mouth when intubation is expected to be difficult. It aims to find which tool is safer and works better for people with higher risk of a “hard airway.”
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be 18 years old or older and need a breathing tube placed through the mouth (oral intubation)
- Have at least one reason the doctors expect a difficult intubation (past difficult intubation, or prior neck/head radiation plus prior mouth/throat/larynx surgery)
- Or meet 3 or more risk factors such as limited jaw opening, limited neck movement, or certain measurements showing a smaller/“harder to access” airway
- Not have an untreated, higher-risk stomach/esophagus situation such as an untreated hiatal hernia or uncontrolled acid reflux (GERD)
- Not have a narrowed windpipe (known tracheal narrowing)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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