Breathing tube risks under the microscope: new study aims to predict throat injuries
NCT ID NCT07264179
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study will follow 362 adults having planned surgery with a breathing tube to see what factors lead to throat pain, hoarseness, cough, or coughing up blood. Researchers will track tube pressure and other details to create a risk score. The goal is to better understand and possibly prevent these common post-surgery problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors predict and prevent throat injuries from breathing tubes during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve patient care. Results may not apply to all surgery types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 362 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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Apr 2029
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.
Who is studied
Patients scheduled for elective procedures requiring general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation.
- 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: * Age greater than 18 years. * Patients scheduled for elective procedures requiring general anesthesia and orotracheal intubation. Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years. * Refusal to participate in the study. * Surgeries performed on an urgent or emergency basis. * Surgeries in pregnant women. * Cardiac surgeries. * Surgeries requiring single-lung ventilation. * Head and neck surgeries. * Surgeries on the cervical segment of the dorsal spine. * Surgeries requiring lateral or prone positioning. * Anticipated difficult airway (unanticipated difficult airways will be included). * Insufficient fasting time. * Surgeries in patients admitted to intensive care units. * Patients presenting the same symptoms included in the outcomes to be measured (pre-existing hoarseness, pain, cough, hemoptysis). * Tracheostomized patients or those with previous tracheobronchial segment lesions.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul (RS), 90410-000, Brazil
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