Quick ultrasound check could prevent deadly breathing tube mistakes
NCT ID NCT05983666
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a simple ultrasound method to confirm that a breathing tube is placed correctly in the windpipe, not the food pipe, during surgery. About 200 adults having scheduled or emergency surgery will participate. The goal is to see if this quick, easy-to-learn ultrasound technique works as well as the standard carbon dioxide detector (capnography) to prevent serious complications.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
Patients (male or female) ASA I-III, aged between 18 and 90 years, undergoing scheduled and/or emergency surgery requiring orotracheal intubation. Informed consent form must be signed authorising inclusion in the study.
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients (male or female) ASA I-III, aged between 18 and 90 years, undergoing scheduled and/or emergency surgery requiring orotracheal intubation. Informed consent form must be signed authorising inclusion in the study. Exclusion Criteria: A.- Cervical tumours, goitre or patients who have required cervical radiotherapy. B.- Abnormalities leading to alterations of the anatomy such as facial/cervical fractures. C.- Those who cannot give their consent.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28027, Spain
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