Can a reversal drug wake up ICU patients faster after a breathing tube?
NCT ID NCT05993390
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving a drug to reverse muscle relaxants after placing a breathing tube helps doctors check brain function sooner. Thirty critically ill adults in the ICU will receive either sugammadex, neostigmine, or no reversal drug. Researchers will measure how quickly patients can open their eyes or move on command.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sugammadex and neostigmine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors assess brain function faster in critically ill patients after intubation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drugs themselves carry risks like allergic reactions or side effects.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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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19 to 90 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: * Adult patients 19 years of age or older who were intubated after admission to the intensive care unit. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 19 years of age * Patients who are not neurologically evaluable or have concomitant neurologic dysfunction * Patients with neuromuscular disorder * Patients with a history of drug allergic reactions to sugammadex or neostigmine * Patients taking or planning to take toremifene, fusidic acid, or hormonal contraceptives
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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