New airway device tested for laparoscopic surgery safety
NCT ID NCT07391969
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test a new device called SaCo VLMA that helps patients breathe during laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia. Researchers will compare it to other airway devices in 20 adults having short elective surgeries. They will measure how easy it is to place, how well it works, and any complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SaCo VLMA (a new supraglottic airway device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the SaCo VLMA is a safe and effective option for airway management during laparoscopic surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply widely. There is always a risk of complications with any airway device.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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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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: * Patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery of predicting lasting no longer than about 1 hour. * Age \>18 years. * ASA I-III. * Present ordinary airway Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting the above criteria * Presenting 3 predictors of a difficult airway (Mallampatti class III or IV; thyromental distance \<6 cm, sternomental distance \<12.5 cm, distance between incisors \<4.0 cm, bite test II or III, cervical mobility \<90o). * Gestation * Allergy to any drug included in the protocol. * Present risk factors for bronchial aspiration \- Presenting with preoperative sore throat * Present severe respiratory, coronary or cerebral vascular pathology.
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