Ultrasound peek at stomach could prevent breathing tube danger
NCT ID NCT07640165
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a quick stomach ultrasound before emergency surgery can help doctors choose the safest way to place a breathing tube. In 43 adult emergency patients, doctors used ultrasound to measure stomach contents and then decided on the airway method. The goal was to see if this extra information changes decisions and might reduce the risk of stomach contents entering the lungs.
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 a simple bedside ultrasound test that helps doctors choose safer breathing tube methods for emergency patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 43 patients. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly change practice without larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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43 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
Adult emergency surgical patients (age \>18 years) requiring airway management under general anesthesia at the Emergency Operating Room of RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM), Jakarta, Indonesia. The population includes both trauma (62.8%) and non-trauma (37.2%) emergency cases. Patients were enrolled consecutively from July to August 2025. Patients with conditions that could confound gastric ultrasound assessment or airway management decisions were excluded.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Emergency patients requiring airway management in the Emergency Operating Room * Age \>18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Morbid obesity (BMI \>40 kg/m²) * History of prior gastric or esophageal surgery * Duodenal tube in situ * Maxillofacial trauma or anticipated difficult airway * Inability to adequately visualize the gastric antrum on ultrasound
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RSUPN Cipto Mangunkusumo
Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, 01430, Indonesia
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