New oxygen tube aims to make lung scopes safer
NCT ID NCT07389083
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to give oxygen during a sedated lung scope (bronchoscopy). Normally, patients can have dangerously low oxygen levels because the scope and sedation block the airway. The new method uses a thin, flexible tube placed through the nose to deliver oxygen directly above the voice box. The trial will enroll 50 adults to see if this reduces low-oxygen events compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wire-reinforced tracheal tube (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, more effective way to deliver oxygen during bronchoscopy, reducing the risk of dangerously low oxygen levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage feasibility study with only 50 participants. The device may not work as hoped, or could cause discomfort or injury (e.g., nosebleeds).
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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: * Undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy under deep sedation. * Written informed consent obtained from the patient or their legal representative. * Clear understanding of, and voluntary participation in, the study, with informed-consent form signed by the patient or their legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * BMI \> 30 kg/m² * Previous history of abnormal recovery from anesthesia/surgery * History of recurrent epistaxis, nasal bone fracture, nasal polyps, or sinus surgery * Chronic use of opioid analgesics, benzodiazepine hypnotics, or antidepressant medications * Known allergy to any of the anesthetic agents employed * Anticipated difficult airway * Increased intracranial pressure * Active upper-respiratory-tract infection of the oral, nasal, or pharyngeal regions * Severe cardiac insufficiency (functional capacity \< 4 METs) * Severe renal failure requiring dialysis prior to surgery * Pre-operative oxygen saturation on room air \< 92 % * Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, renders the patient unsuitable for participation in this trial
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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