Skip the suction? new study tests gentler way to remove breathing tubes
NCT ID NCT07287293
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether not suctioning the breathing tube before removing it is safe and might reduce coughing and sore throat. About 408 adults having planned surgery will be randomly assigned to either routine suctioning or no suctioning. The main goal is to see if oxygen levels stay safe, while also checking for fewer side effects like coughing and throat pain.
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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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About 408 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18-90 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III. * Scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring endotracheal intubation. * Planned tracheal extubation in the operating room at the end of surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent or the presence of a significant language barrier that prevents effective communication with the clinical team. * Known diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), active pneumonia, or chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restrictive lung disease). * Body mass index (BMI) \>35 kg/m². * Pregnancy or increased aspiration risk (e.g., full stomach). * Scheduled for maxillofacial, head and neck, or airway surgery. * Anticipated surgical duration \>3.5 hours. * Anticipated difficult airway, defined as the presence of ≥2 predictors of difficult mask ventilation (DMV) based on Langeron et al., or a documented history of difficult intubation.
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Locations
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Somdetphraphutthaloetla hospital
RECRUITINGSamut Sakhon, 75000, Thailand
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