New study tests breathing device for neck cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT03502590
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how well the IGEL laryngeal mask airway works in patients who have had radiation therapy to the neck. These patients are at higher risk of breathing difficulties during anesthesia. Researchers will measure how quickly and successfully the device can be inserted and used to ventilate the patient. The goal is to see if this device is a reliable rescue option for this specific high-risk group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- IGEL laryngeal mask airway device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the IGEL device is a reliable rescue option for maintaining breathing in high-risk patients with prior neck radiation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The device may not work as well in this specific group as hoped.
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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 62 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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: * 18 years or older * Attending for an elective procedure requiring general anaesthesia * Prior radiotherapy to the neck Exclusion Criteria: * General anaesthesia is not the primary airway plan * Previously known difficult intubation * Patient refusal
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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St Johns Hospital
RECRUITINGLivingston, EH56 6PP, United Kingdom
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