ER study aims to stop patients being awake and paralyzed on ventilators
NCT ID NCT05534243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using a short-acting paralytic drug (succinylcholine) instead of a longer-acting one (rocuronium) can prevent patients from being awake while paralyzed during emergency breathing support. About 3,090 adults on ventilators in emergency departments will take part. The goal is to reduce traumatic memories and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after their hospital stay.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 3,090 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not 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: 1. Mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube 2. Age ≥ 18 years 3. Treatment with a neuromuscular blocker (for endotracheal intubation or during the post-intubation phase of care) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute or chronic neurologic injury with deficit that prevents assessment of AWP (i.e. stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, severe dementia) 2. Death before extubation 3. Transfer to another hospital from the ED
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cooper University Hospital/Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
RECRUITINGCamden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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Hennepin Healthcare
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
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Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Washington School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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