Three-Minute muscle relaxant timing may improve breathing tube placement in obese women
NCT ID NCT04808440
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether waiting exactly three minutes after giving the muscle relaxant atracurium leads to better conditions for placing a breathing tube in obese women having gynecological surgery. One hundred adult female patients took part. Researchers rated intubation based on how easy the laryngoscopy was, vocal cord position, and coughing or movement during tube insertion.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atracurium (a muscle relaxant)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help anesthesiologists time muscle relaxants better for safer intubation in obese women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients or settings. It does not test long-term outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service Anesthésie Réanimation Chirurgicale Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France