A simple switch in oxygen delivery may prevent dangerous drops in oxygen during routine procedures
NCT ID NCT06139081
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether changing how oxygen is delivered during painless gastroscopy can reduce the risk of hypoxemia (low blood oxygen). Patients at high risk for hypoxia—such as those with heart or lung disease, older age, obesity, or sleep apnea—will receive oxygen through the mouth instead of the nose after the endoscope is inserted. The goal is to see if this simple adjustment lowers the rate of oxygen drops during the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oxygen delivery through the mouth via nasal catheter
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple change in oxygen delivery could help prevent dangerous drops in oxygen levels during routine procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, and the benefit may not apply to all patients or settings. The intervention is a minor procedural change, so the impact may be modest.
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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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648 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Patients who receiving gastroscopy under general anesthesia, accompanied with one of the following risk factors of hypoxia: 1. Patients combined with heart or respiratory diseases 2. Age older than 60 3. ASA grading II-III 4. BMI≥30kg/m², 5. Snoring or having sleep apnea syndrome 6. Patients with a STOP-Bang score ≥ 3 (the risk of OSAS is high) are considered to be highly risk of hypoxia. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe cardiovascular, pulmonary, liver, or kidney disease 2. Patients with infections or tumors of airway 3. History of difficult intubation under general anesthesia 4. Severe sleep apnea syndrome \[hypopnea/apnea hypopnea index (AHI)\>40\] 5. Patients allergic to propofol, eggs, soy or egg whites 6. Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing First Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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