Can a cheaper colombian device match a top intubation tool?
NCT ID NCT07239141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two video laryngoscopes used to place a breathing tube during general anesthesia. Researchers want to see if the Colombian-made Laringocel works as well as the widely used C-MAC D-Blade. 252 adults having elective surgery will be randomly assigned to one device. The main goal is how often the tube goes in correctly on the first try.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Laringocel® videolaryngoscope (device)
- What this could lead to
- If Laringocel works as well as the C-MAC D-Blade, it could offer a more affordable option for hospitals with limited resources.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 252 participants, so results may not apply everywhere. The device may not perform as well as the established one.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 252 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years of age or older * Patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia * Patients requiring single-lumen orotracheal intubation * Patients compliant with the anesthetic indication and standard preoperative fasting requirements Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an anticipated difficult airway (more than two anatomical risk factors for difficult airway) * Patient refusal to participate in the study via informed consent
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Alma Máter de Antioquia
RECRUITINGMedellín, Antioquia, 050021, Colombia
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