ICU oxygen monitoring study aims to prevent dangerous drops during intubation
NCT ID NCT05409573
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether measuring oxygen levels on a facemask is reliable for critically ill patients who need a breathing tube. Doctors usually rely on pulse oximetry, but that can be misleading. The researchers will compare facemask readings with a more accurate pharyngeal measurement in 30 ICU patients to see if the simpler method works.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better oxygen monitoring during emergency intubations, reducing the risk of dangerously low oxygen levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all ICU patients. The monitoring method may still be unreliable.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Requiring an intubation in ICU for acute respiratory failure defined as a respiratory rate ≥ 25/min or clinical signs of respiratory distress or hypoxemia defined as oxygen requirement ≥ 15L/min or FiO2 ≥80% to maintain SpO2 ≥92% or a PaO2/FiO2 ratio \<100 mmHg * With preoxygenation by noninvasive ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * Intubation for cardiac arrest * EtO2 monitoring not available * Pulsed oxygen saturation monitoring specific for the study not available * Preoxygenation by high-flow nasal oxygen therapy or bag-mask ventilation * Allergy to lidocaine (for local nasal anesthesia) * Previously * Patient not affiliated or excluded from social protection, or under law protection (namely minors, pregnant or breastfeeding women, persons deprived of their liberty by court or administrative decision) * Previously included in the study
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Locations
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CHR d'ORLEANS
RECRUITINGOrléans, France
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