New oxygen technique may keep lungs safe after throat surgery
NCT ID NCT05362526
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving warm, moist oxygen through a tracheostomy tube can prevent lung complications like pneumonia or collapsed lungs after major head and neck surgery. 56 adults who had surgery with a tracheostomy were randomly assigned to receive either this high-flow oxygen or standard cool-mist oxygen. The goal was to see which method better prevents breathing problems in the first two weeks after surgery.
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Study facts
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- 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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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 undergoing major head and neck surgery that includes any neck dissection * Major head and neck surgery is defined as having a mean length of stay of three or more days, based on the diagnosis \[14\] * Surgery requires an elective tracheostomy for airway protection or laryngectomy tube in the case of total laryngectomy Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years of age
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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