Can a video score help doctors spot tough breathing tubes?
NCT ID NCT06537531
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new video-based scale (called VCI) to help doctors predict when placing a breathing tube during surgery might be difficult. Researchers in Spain will enroll 1,500 adults having planned surgery and compare ratings from the person doing the intubation and an outside observer. The goal is to see if the VCI scale is a reliable way to identify challenging airways.
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 could give doctors a simple video tool to better predict difficult intubation before surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The scale may not prove more accurate than current methods, and results may not apply outside Spain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 from any geographical area of the Iberian Peninsula who decide to undergo scheduled surgery at our hospital during a period of 6 months (2024-25).
- Ages
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients from any geographical area of the Iberian Peninsula who decide to undergo scheduled surgery at our hospital during a period of 6 months (2024-25). Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Miguel Angel Fernandez-Vaquero
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28027, Spain
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