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Which airway method saves more kids? major trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT06364280

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused This study
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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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

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

About 3,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

24 hours to 17 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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.

cardiac arrest CHILD syndrome Critical Illness injury Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest respiratory failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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  3. A doctor treating you

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's National Hospital

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

  • Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90509, United States

  • Indiana University

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Mecklenburg County Emergency Medical Services

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • University of Airzona

    Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States

  • University of California Davis

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Colordao

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

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