New breathing device could keep kids safer during surgery
NCT ID NCT06425406
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can prevent dangerously low oxygen levels in children aged 2-10 during anesthesia before intubation. Researchers will compare safe apnea time—how long oxygen stays above 95%—in 48 healthy children. If effective, HFNC could become a standard tool to reduce complications like lung collapse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a safer way to keep oxygen levels stable during anesthesia in children, reducing risks of low oxygen and lung collapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 48 children, so results may not apply to all kids. The device may not prevent low oxygen in every case.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
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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2 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 2-10 years old; * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Level I or II; * Children with healthy lungs and hearts; * Clear headed and able to cooperate with anesthesiologists for treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications for HFNC: (1) Complete obstruction of the upper respiratory tract; (2) Skull base fracture or nasal bone fracture; (3) Patients who refuse to use HFNC; * The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) rating is greater than Level II; * Children with upper respiratory tract infections within 2 weeks; * Pulmonary dysfunction, congenital heart disease in children;
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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