Breathing tube removal method may boost oxygen after surgery
NCT ID NCT01323049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two methods of removing a breathing tube after general anesthesia to see which helps patients breathe room air longer without their oxygen levels dropping. 68 adults having limb surgery took part. The goal was to find a safer way to wake up from anesthesia.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2012
- Finished
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Feb 2014
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is available for 1 hour of follow up * ASA 1 to 3 * The patient is schedules for orthopedic surgery (limbs) with general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant * The patient is breastfeeding * Chronic respiratory insufficiency * Cardiopathy * Obstructive sleep apnea * Two or more predictive criteria for difficult mask ventilation (age \> 55 years, toothless, beard, snorer, BMI \> 26) * No predictive criteria for difficult intubation (SPIDS \<= 10)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, Gard, 30029, France
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