New study aims to prevent air from entering the esophagus during anesthesia
NCT ID NCT07340255
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is looking for the best ventilation pressure to use during anesthesia induction to stop air from accidentally going into the esophagus. Researchers will monitor 60 adults having planned surgery using ultrasound to see when air enters the esophagus. The goal is to find a pressure that works for 90% of patients, making anesthesia safer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a precise ventilation pressure standard to reduce complications during anesthesia induction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (60 participants) focused on a specific monitoring technique, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is observational and does not test a new drug or device.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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 65 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. Age: 18-65 years, regardless of gender; 2. ASA classification: I-III; 3. Scheduled for elective general anesthesia surgery; 4. BMI: 18.0-28.0 kg/m²; 5. Preoperative fasting: Solid food \>6 hours, liquid \>2 hours; 6. Less than two from five criteria predicting difficult mask ventilation as described by Langeron et al.(Prediction of difficult mask ventilation. Anesthesiology 2000; 92:1229-36); 7. No severe underlying conditions such as heart, lung, liver, or kidney disease; 8. Signed informed consent and ability to cooperate with the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 2. History of upper gastrointestinal diseases such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers, or hiatal hernia; 3. Recent (within 2 weeks) respiratory infections, chronic cough, similar symptoms, and other known or predictable respiratory system diseases; 4. Need for emergency surgery or airway obstruction after anesthesia induction requiring urgent intubation; 5. Inability to achieve adequate oxygenation during mask ventilation (e.g., SpO₂ \< 92% for 30 seconds, unresponsive to treatment); 6. History of contraindications or allergies to study medications; 7. Inability to understand the study content or refusal to cooperate; 8. Oropharyngeal or facial pathology; 9. with an indwelling gastric tube, and who had previously undergone gastric surgery.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University
RECRUITINGJiaxing, China
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