New blood gas device put to the test – but trial halted early
NCT ID NCT02801162
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared a new device, the Proxima 3®, to standard hospital equipment for measuring blood gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide. Researchers wanted to see if the new device was accurate and fast in patients whose condition was changing quickly. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 20 adults with arterial lines, so the findings are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Proxima 3® arterial blood gas analysis system
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, reliable way to measure blood gases in rapidly changing clinical situations.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 20 participants, so results are limited and may not be conclusive.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2016
- Finished
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Apr 2017
- 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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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: * Male and female patients ≥18 years old * Patients who have (or will have) an arterial line, which was (will be) inserted for clinical - need, will be considered for inclusion in this study * Patients who give informed consent (or their personal/nominated consultee) to participate in the study * Patients who are likely to have an arterial line for at least 6 hours. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients contraindicated for an arterial line * Refusal of consent by a patient * Not for use with patients with uncorrected hyperphosphataemia, hypocalcaemia or hypercalcaemia. * The patient is considered to be unsuitable for the study by the investigator
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Jette, Vlaams-Brabant, 1090, Belgium
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