Mayo clinic study finds optimal moment for placing breathing tubes
NCT ID NCT05620108
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study from Mayo Clinic looked at 170 patients having elective surgery to find the best time to insert a breathing tube. Researchers compared intubating right after a muscle relaxant (standard care) versus waiting until a nerve monitor showed a specific level of relaxation. The goal was to see which timing made tube placement easier and safer.
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Study facts
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- 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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170 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients willing to participate and provide an informed consent. * Patients undergoing elective surgical procedures that require use of NMBA agents (rocuronium) administered intraoperatively. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with disorders, such as stroke, carpal tunnel syndrome, broken wrist with nerve damage, Dupuytren contracture, or any similar wrist injury. * Patients with systemic neuromuscular diseases such as myasthenia gravis. * Patients with significant organ dysfunction that can significantly affect pharmacokinetics of neuromuscular blocking and reversal agents; i.e., severe renal impairment or end-stage liver disease. * Patients having surgery that would involve prepping the arm into the sterile field. * Patients receiving a rapid sequence induction.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32223, United States
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