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Breathing tube safety: can high flow nasal oxygen prevent oxygen crashes during intubation?

NCT ID NCT02700321

Symptom relief Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial compares two ways to give oxygen before placing a breathing tube in intensive care patients who are not severely hypoxemic. Participants receive either high flow nasal cannula oxygen or a standard face mask for four minutes before intubation. Researchers measure the lowest oxygen level during the procedure to see which method keeps oxygen levels steadier.

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Active substance
High flow nasal cannula oxygen
What this could lead to
If high flow nasal cannula oxygen works better, intensive care teams could use it to keep oxygen levels steadier during intubation, which may reduce complications from low oxygen.
What could go wrong
This is a single comparison in a specific group of patients who are not severely hypoxemic, so the results may not apply to sicker patients or other settings. The trial may find no meaningful difference between the two methods.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

192 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2016

Finished

Oct 2017

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults older than 18 years regardless of the gender * Requiring orotracheal intubation in intensive care unit * "No severely hypoxemic respiratory failure" defined as Oxygen Pression (Pa02)/FI02 \> 200 mmHg measured in the 4 hours before inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Not the first Intubation during this stay in intensive care unit * Contraindication to oro-tracheal intubation * Intubation without anaesthesic rapid sequence induction * Intubation during cardiac arrest * Real emergency (as asphyxia) with immediate intubation needed (without time enough for randomization) * Nasopharyngeal obstacle with contraindication to use Optiflow device * Patients with a documented Cormack IV exposition before inclusion * Protected adult * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Lack of consent * Patient already enrolled in another study that could interfere with the primary objective of this study

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Need for intubation, no severe hypoxemia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brest hospital, CHU La cavale Blanche, medical intensive care unit

    Brest, 29609, France

  • CHD LES OUDOUAIRIES Service de réanimation polyvalente

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France

  • Ch Le Mans

    Le Mans, 72033, France

  • Nantes University Hospital, Hôtel Dieu, Medical intensive care unit

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Nantes University hospital, Hôpital Laennec, pneumology intensive care unit

    Saint-Herblain, 44800, France

  • Nantes university hospital, hôtel Dieu, Anesthesia intensive care unit

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Rennes university hospital, Hôpital Pontchaillou, medical intensive care unit

    Rennes, 35033, France

  • Tours university hospital, hôpital Bretonneau, medical intensive care unit

    Tours, 37044, France