Can AI read ultrasound to ensure a clear airway?
NCT ID NCT07766382
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether artificial intelligence can accurately confirm that a laryngeal mask airway (a tube used to help patients breathe during surgery) is placed correctly. Researchers will use ultrasound images and compare the AI's assessment to the standard fiberoptic camera method. The goal is to see if AI can reliably tell the difference between optimal and suboptimal placement, which could lead to a quicker and less invasive way to check airway safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence-based models analyzing ultrasound images and clinical data
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, less invasive way to confirm airway device placement during surgery, potentially improving patient safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, and the AI models may not be accurate enough for real-world use. The results depend on the quality of ultrasound images and may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
Adult patients (aged 18 years or older) with ASA physical status I-III who are scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia and in whom a laryngeal mask airway is planned for airway management will constitute the study population. Patients will be recruited prospectively from the operating rooms of Düzce University Research and Application Hospital.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adults undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia in whom LMA use is clinically planned; ASA physical status I-III; ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery; pregnancy; anticipated difficult airway; major upper airway or neck anatomical abnormality or previous major neck surgery; clinically significant aspiration risk or contraindication to LMA use; inability to obtain adequate ultrasound images or fiberoptic assessment.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duzce University
RECRUITINGDüzce, Düzce, Turkey (Türkiye)
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