IGEL STUDY v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Clinical performance of the Igel airway device in patients who have previously undergone radiotherapy to the neck.
IRAS ID
232854
Contact name
Grant C Price
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Lothian Research and Development
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 4 days
Research summary
Patients with radiotherapy to the neck are increased risk of failed tracheal intubation or mask ventilation when anaesthesia is administered. We wish to study the effectiveness of a device called the IGEL, in consecutive, elective patients undergoing general anaesthesia recruited from our hospital. The IGEL device is commonly used in clinical practice but its specific effectiveness in our patient group has not been studied previously.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 02
REC reference
18/SS/0039
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion