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Registration number
ACTRN12609000842268
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
22/09/2009
Date registered
29/09/2009
Date last updated
29/09/2009
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Observational study assessing the laryngeal and pharyngeal spread of topical local anaesthetic administered orally during general anaesthesia in children
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Scientific title
Observational study assessing the laryngeal and pharyngeal spread of topical local anaesthetic administered orally during general anaesthesia in children
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1111-9650
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Trial acronym
Topical anaesthesia of the paediatric airway (TAPA)
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Patients having general anaesthetic
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Condition category
Condition code
Anaesthesiology
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Other anaesthesiology
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Target follow-up duration
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Observational study to assess the spread of local anaesthetic solution throughout the pharynx and larynx.
Children having a general anaesthetic requiring a tracheal tube will have local anaesthetic poured into the back of the mouth. The local anaesthetic will be stained with methylene blue dye, so that the investigator is able to determine which parts of the patient have come into contact with the local anaesthetic.
The study is expected to be completed within two years.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No control
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Complete staining of laryngeal structures with methylene blue stained local anaesthetic solution
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Within 10 minutes of induction of anaesthesia
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Adverse events during induction of anaesthesia including: coughing, laryngospasm (spasm of vocal cords), reduced oxygen saturation of blood, reduced heart rate.
These will be assessed by the investigator present by observation of the patient and monitoring equipment during approximately 10 minutes after induction of anaesthesia.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Within 10 minutes of induction of anaesthesia
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Healthy children undergoing elective surgery requiring tracheal intubation
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Minimum age
6
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Maximum age
16
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 3 and above (patients with significant medical problems)
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Prospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/02/2008
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Actual
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Actual
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Date of last data collection
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Sample size
Target
120
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Other
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Name [1]
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Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital Anaesthetic department research fund
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Address [1]
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Department of Anaesthesia
Royal Childerns Hospital
50 Flemington Rd
Parkville VIC 3052
Melbourne
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Hospital
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Name
Royal Childerns Hospital, Melbourne
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Address
Royal Childerns Hospital
50 Flemington Rd
Parkville VIC 3052
Melbourne
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Department of Anaesthesia Royal Childerns Hospital 50 Flemington Rd Parkville VIC 3052 Melbourne
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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15/12/2007
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Approval date [1]
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15/01/2008
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Ethics approval number [1]
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28010
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Summary
Brief summary
This study has been designed to determine the effectiveness of a routine anaesthetic practice at the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne. At this institution, we pour local anaesthetic into the pharynx (throat) of children having general anaesthesia with a tracheal tube (breathing tube) in the hope that the larynx will become partially anaesthetised in order to reduce adverse events during anaesthesia such as coughing, laryngospasm (the vocal cords clamping together), oxygen levels dropping in the patient's blood, or slowing of heart rate.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Email
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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richard beringer
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Address
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department of anaesthesia
bristol royal hospital for children
upper maudlin street
bristol
bs2 8bj
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Phone
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+44 7590665250
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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richard beringer
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Address
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department of anaesthesia
bristol royal hospital for children
upper maudlin street
bristol
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Phone
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+44 7590665250
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Email
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[email protected]
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DOI
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Attachment
Basic results
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320635-(Uploaded-09-12-2019-23-44-25)-Basic results summary.pdf
Plain language summary
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See paper attached
Study results article
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Pediatric Anesthesia
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