Which airway method saves more kids? major trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06364280
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests three ways emergency responders help children breathe: a bag-mask, a throat tube, or a breathing tube. It includes 3,000 children under 18 with cardiac arrest, severe injury, or breathing failure. The goal is to see which method leads to more days alive and out of the ICU within 30 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bag-valve-mask ventilation, supraglottic airway, and endotracheal intubation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the best emergency airway method for children, potentially saving more lives and reducing ICU stays.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is currently suspended, and results may not apply to all settings. It compares existing techniques, so no new treatment is being developed.
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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 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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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24 hours to 17 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 are: * At least 24 hours old and \<18 years old * Cardiopulmonary arrest, major trauma or respiratory failure * Life-saving care initiated or continued by Pedi-PART EMS personnel as part of an emergency "9-1-1" response * Requiring active airway management (BVM or higher level of respiratory support Exclusion criteria are: * Prisoners * Pre-existing tracheostomy * Pre-existing do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate status * Visibly or known to be pregnant * Initial advanced airway attempt by an EMS agency not affiliated with the study * Interfacility transports EMS personnel will use bystander reports or follow local protocols to establish patient age and pregnancy status.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90509, United States
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Mecklenburg County Emergency Medical Services
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
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University of Airzona
Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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University of California Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Colordao
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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