Study tests safer intubation for obese patients: to ventilate or not?

NCT ID NCT05930678

First seen Mar 30, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 10 times

Summary

This study looked at whether using a face mask to help obese patients breathe during a short pause in anesthesia makes intubation safer. Over 700 patients with a BMI of 35 or higher took part. The goal was to see which method leads to fewer complications like low oxygen levels or low blood pressure.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH de Saint-Nazaire

    Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France

  • CH de Valenciennes

    Valenciennes, France

  • CHD Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France

  • CHRU Brest

    Brest, 29609, France

  • CHRU de Lille - Hôpital Claude Huriez

    Lille, 59037, France

  • CHU Angers

    Angers, 49933, France

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes, Loire Atlantique, 44100, France

  • CHU Toulouse

    Toulouse, 31300, France

  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, 21000, France

  • CHU de Nantes - site Laennec

    Nantes, France

  • CHU de Rennes

    Rennes, 35033, France

  • Clinique Mutualiste de l'Estuaire

    Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France

  • HCL - Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, France

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could establish a safer standard practice for intubating obese patients, reducing complications like low oxygen or low blood pressure.

What could go wrong

This is a completed study, so results are available but may not apply to all settings. The findings are specific to obese patients and may not change practice if no clear benefit is found.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

morbid obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.