Bone vs vein: which route works best for emergency intubation drugs?
NCT ID NCT01486407
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at two ways to give medications for emergency breathing tube placement: through a vein (IV) or into the bone (intraosseous). Researchers wanted to see if both methods worked equally well. The study was stopped early and only enrolled 4 people, so no firm conclusions can be drawn.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Feb 2012
- Finished
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Dec 2012
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients in the emergency department with airway difficulties requiring rapid sequence intubation.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Requires rapid sequence intubation * Succinylcholine is chosen paralytic agent * Intravenous (IV) or Intraosseous (IO) access has been established for rapid sequence intubation * For IV access patients, their rapid sequence intubation case is the next occurring IV rapid sequence intubation case following an enrolled IO Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) case. Exclusion Criteria: * Vascular access other than IV or IO has been established
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas, 78405, United States
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center El Paso
El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States
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