Which airway device works best for little kids?
NCT ID NCT07553247
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two different breathing tubes (Laryseal Clear and Ambu Aura 40) used to help preschool children breathe during surgery. Researchers will measure how well each tube seals the airway and how easy it is to place. The goal is to find which device works better for young children.
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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 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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3 to 6 years
- 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: * Consent of patient's parents or guardians of the first degree. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class I or II. * BMI: 5-85% of the children of the same age and sex. * Patients with mallampati grade I, II * Type of anesthesia: general anesthesia expected to last for less than 2 hours. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgeries. * Expected difficult airway. * Patients with congenital or acquired airway malformations. * Patients with active upper respiratory tract infection at the time of surgery. * Patients with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). * Patients with neuromuscular disorders affecting airway tone or respiratory function.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zagazig university hospitals
RECRUITINGZagazig, Sharqia Province, Egypt