New breath-listening device aims to prevent sedation dangers during routine scope procedures
NCT ID NCT06938919
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether an electronic system that listens to breathing sounds can improve safety during sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. 200 patients were randomly assigned to standard monitoring or the breath-sound system. The goal was to see if the device helps prevent low oxygen levels and other breathing problems. Results could lead to safer sedation practices.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- electronic respiratory sound monitoring system
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this system could help doctors avoid over-sedation and reduce breathing complications during routine endoscopy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial focused on monitoring, not a new treatment. The device may not significantly improve outcomes over standard care.
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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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- 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: * Patients who undergo routine colonoscopy plus gastroscopy or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and require deep sedation Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Patients diagnosed with sleep apnea or morbid obesity (BMI greater than 40 kg/m2)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan