New study aims to make removing breathing tubes safer for kids under anesthesia
NCT ID NCT05837936
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study observes 600 children under 10 to find the best criteria for safely removing their breathing tubes after surgery using only IV anesthesia (no gas). Researchers will track how often removal is successful and if any problems like breathing trouble occur. The goal is to improve safety and create better guidelines for this common procedure.
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 lead to better guidelines for safely removing breathing tubes in children after certain types of anesthesia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new drug or therapy, and results may not apply to all children or anesthesia types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
All study participants must be \< 10 years of age and undergoing general anesthesia and surgery with an endotracheal tube and using a SIIVA or TIVA approach
- Ages
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Up to 9 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: * Pediatric patients \<10 years of age * Undergoing elective or emergency surgery with planned airway instrumentation with an endotracheal tube (ETT) * Patients having general anesthesia with a planned SIIVA or TIVA technique * Patients with an end tidal agent concentration of Sevoflurane\<0.1% at the time of emergence and extubation * following sevoflurane induction to place IV Exclusion Criteria: * History of home oxygen use or ventilator dependence * Patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease * Patients undergoing anesthesia for imaging procedures alone * Patients intended to be managed with supraglottic airway * Patients having an anesthesia time \< 30 minutes * Monitored Anesthesia Care (not general anesthesia) * Patients with contraindication to receiving Propofol (i.e. mitochondrial myopathy)
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Perth Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPerth, Australia
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