New Tube-Guiding technique may speed up stomach surgery prep
NCT ID NCT06730984
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using a small camera (endoscope) to guide the breathing tube into the windpipe is faster and less uncomfortable than the usual method with a video laryngoscope. It involved 132 adults having a procedure called endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to remove early-stage stomach growths. Researchers measured how long preparation took and how patients felt afterward.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using an endoscope to guide breathing tube placement is faster and more comfortable for patients having ESD.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study focused on timing and comfort, not on curing or treating a disease. Results may not apply to other procedures or hospitals.
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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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132 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Dec 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 75 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 undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) at Ningbo University Affiliated First Hospital from December 2024 to December 2026. * Aged between 18 and 75 years. * Patients who voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals under 18 years of age. * Patients unwilling or unable to provide informed consent. * Patients with severe chronic cardiac or pulmonary disease, or those who have required hospitalization for coronary or cerebrovascular events or radiotherapy within the past 3 months. * Patients with severe abdominal symptoms such as severe pain, bloating, or nausea. * Patients with inadequate preoperative preparation. * Individuals requiring lifelong anticoagulant therapy, those with severe bleeding disorders, or those who have recently taken anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications. * Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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the First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315000, China
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