Which airway device saves more lives? large hospital trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05520762
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two ways to help patients breathe during a cardiac arrest in the hospital: a supraglottic airway (a tube placed in the throat) versus endotracheal intubation (a tube placed into the windpipe). About 1,060 adults who suffer cardiac arrest while hospitalized will be randomly assigned to one method. The main goal is to see which approach leads to more days alive without a breathing machine.
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 it works, this could show that one airway method is better for survival and recovery after cardiac arrest.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pragmatic trial comparing existing procedures, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to all hospital settings.
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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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About 1,060 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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.
- 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: 1. Adult aged \>=18 years 2. Admitted to the hospital for any condition 3. Suffered in-hospital cardiac arrest (loss of pulse and ≥2 minutes of chest compressions) 4. Need for assisted ventilation (defined by initiation of bag-mask-ventilation or other supported ventilation) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cardiac arrest in the Operating Room or other area not responded to by Critical Care/Emergency Department (ED) teams. 2. Cardiac arrest in which an invasive airway (i.e. endotracheal tube, tracheostomy tube) is already in place 3. Patients with Do Not Resuscitate or Do Not Intubate orders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10467, United States
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