Robot vs nurse: who keeps breathing tubes safer?
NCT ID NCT06965400
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an automatic device (IntelliCuff) or manual checks by nurses better maintain safe air pressure in breathing tubes for 32 children in intensive care. The goal was to see which method keeps pressure in the ideal range and reduces nurse workload. Results will help decide if automatic monitoring is worth using in pediatric ICUs.
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Study facts
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- 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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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1 month to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Patients aged between 1 month and 18 years who were intubated with a cuffed endotracheal tube and expected to require invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours were eligible for inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with tracheostomy, known tracheal pathology, extubated within 48 hours, or those requiring frequent ventilator adjustments due to clinical instability were excluded.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Acibadem University, Acibadem Altunizade Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Aydin Obstetric and pediatrics Hospital
Aydin, 09020, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Cam Sakura Research and Training Hospital
Istanbul, 34001, Turkey (Türkiye)
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The Health Sciences University Izmir Behçet Uz Child Health and Diseases Research and Training Hospital
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
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