Massive global study aims to make Kids' anesthesia safer
NCT ID NCT05804188
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will watch 105,000 children aged 0-16 who need a breathing tube for surgery. The goal is to count how often problems happen and find ways to make the process safer. No new treatments are tested—only data is collected to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 105,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
Who is studied
All paediatric patients requiring tracheal intubation due to their medical condition are screened if they fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Ages
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Up to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * All paediatric patients requiring tracheal intubation, performed by the anaesthesia team for procedures or interventions requiring general anaesthesia * Patients from 0 - 16 years of age. * Informed or general consent given, according to the relevant ethics committee statement. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to give consent or withdrawal of consent if such is required by the relevant ethics committee. * Patients \>16 years
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8008, Switzerland
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Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Perth Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGPerth, 6009, Australia
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Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Dept of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Dept. Anesthesia, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre
RECRUITINGMontreal, Canada
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Dept. Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, Canada
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Unité d'anesthésie pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants / HUG
RECRUITINGGeneva, 1205, Switzerland
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