Which airway device wins? 700-Patient trial pits LMA ProSeal against I-Gel
NCT ID NCT00624403
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed trial compared two devices used to help patients breathe during surgery: the LMA ProSeal and the I-Gel. Researchers enrolled 700 adults and measured how easily each device was inserted, how well it sealed the airway, and any side effects. The goal was to see if one device works better or causes fewer problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Laryngeal mask airway device
- What this could lead to
- If one device proves better, it could guide which tool doctors choose for safer airway management during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed device comparison, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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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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700 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2008
- Finished
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Dec 2013
- 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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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: * Weight \> 30 kg * Surgery allowing the use of laryngeal mask as airway management * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Difficult intubation criteria (defined by French Anesthesia-Reanimation Society) * Pulmonary disease * Gastroesophageal reflux antecedent * Coeliosurgery * Inhalation risk * Hiatus hernia
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uniersity Hospital, Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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