Can High-Flow oxygen protect babies during C-Section?
NCT ID NCT07515716
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving mothers high-flow oxygen during a C-section can help prevent oxygen shortage in the baby. Researchers will compare a special high-flow oxygen device (OptiFlow THRIVE) with standard low-flow oxygen. The trial involves 200 pregnant women scheduled for C-section under spinal anesthesia.
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 oxygen (via OptiFlow THRIVE device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that high-flow oxygen helps protect the baby from oxygen shortage during C-section, leading to better outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 200 participants, so results may not apply to all pregnancies. The device may cause discomfort or not improve outcomes significantly.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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20 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Pregnant women aged 20 years or older with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status class 2-3 who are scheduled to undergo cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: A. Emergency surgery B. Patients in whom massive hemorrhage is anticipated, such as those with placenta previa C. Multiple pregnancy, preterm birth at less than 36 weeks of gestation, intrauterine growth restriction, or fetal anomalies D. History of hospitalization for preterm labor within the past 4 weeks requiring tocolytic therapy E. Respiratory diseases requiring oxygen therapy (e.g., moderate or severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) F. Individuals who are unable to read the consent form (e.g., illiterate individuals or foreigners who cannot read Korean)
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