New airway device could make anesthesia safer by allowing easy tube swaps
NCT ID NCT04498598
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a modified supraglottic airway device that lets doctors switch between mask and tube ventilation without using a catheter. The goal is to improve safety during general anesthesia. About 100 adults having planned surgery will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A/Z modified supraglottic airway device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could make switching between ventilation modes during anesthesia safer and easier, reducing risks like low oxygen or breathing problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study (100 people) testing a device modification. It may not work as intended or may not be safer than current methods.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 100 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: 1. Adult patients 2. scheduled for a general anesthesia procedure with ETT \& muscle relaxation Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are not able to consent 2. Non English Speaking 3. History of difficult airway 4. Physical exam of airway which suggests difficulty in airway management or need to use special equipment 5. BMI \>35 6. Gastroesophageal reflux disease 7. Anesthetic plan other than general anesthesia 8. Emergency procedures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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