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Airway ComplicationsPapayaNCT02743767

Frequency of Airway Complications During General Anaesthesia After Introducing Five Handling Adaptations

A study testing Introducing five different treating adaptations in people with Airway Complications, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if five simple adaptations in airway management of patients undergoing general anaesthesia can reduce minor and major airway complications. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Airway Complications
What is being tested?
Introducing five different treating adaptations
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
7,455 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
May 2015to Sep 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Must receive a general anaesthesia with any form of airway management

Who cannot join

  • Anaesthesia without airway management
  • Patients who do not give or who withdraw general consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • University Hospital

    Bern, Canton of Bern, CH-3010

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to determine if five simple adaptations in airway management of patients undergoing general anaesthesia can reduce minor and major airway complications.

After a first detection of causes of airway complications during general anaesthesia investigators initiated five different interventions in airway management, which were: immediate bag-valve mask ventilation after administering of muscle relaxants, optimized preoxygenation, introducing of a preinterventional checklist, increased usage of video laryngoscopy and immediate change of provider in case of failed intubation.

Read more

In a second phase of this observational study investigators want to evaluate if these five interventions can reduce minor and major airway complications during general anaesthesia.

Additionally, investigators want to record how many critical incidents (CIRS) occur during this observational period and how many of them will be reported by the involved stuff.

Being tested
Introducing five different treating adaptations
Keywords
Airway management, General anaesthesia, Critical incidents, Complications

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Introducing five different treating adaptationsProcedure or surgery

    Immediate Bag-valve mask ventilation after administering of muscle relaxants, optimized preoxygenation, introducing of a preinterventional checklist, increased usage of video laryngoscopy and immediate hand alternately if frustrated intubation.

Study groups in NCT02743767
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Before interventionsNo interventionOnly observational activity for this arm, to record the frequency and triggering factors of airway complications during general anaesthesia.
After interventionsExperimentalAfter introducing five different treating adaptations in airway management we want to record the frequency of airway complications during general anaesthesia.
Receives: Procedure: Introducing five different treating adaptations

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Reduction of airway complications after introducing five treatment adaptations

    Measured: 2 months

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Postoperative side effects after routinely general anaesthesia

    Measured: 2 months

  2. Frequency of reporting critical incident (CIRS)

    Measured: 2 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2015
  3. Primary completionJul 2016
  4. Study completionSep 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
7,455 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02743767
Sponsor's protocol ID
PAPAYA
Acronym
Papaya
Status last verified
Nov 2016
First submitted
5 Apr 2016
Last updated
10 Nov 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Huber M, Greif R, Pedersen TH, Theiler L, Kleine-Brueggeney M. Risk patterns of consecutive adverse events in airway management: a Bayesian network analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2023 Mar;130(3):368-378. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.11.007. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

    PubMed 36564247
  • Pedersen TH, Ueltschi F, Hornshaw T, Greif R, Theiler L, Huber M, Kleine-Brueggeney M. Optimisation of airway management strategies: a prospective before-and-after study on events related to airway management. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Nov;127(5):798-806. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.07.030. Epub 2021 Sep 15.

    PubMed 34535275

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Introducing five different treating adaptations in people with Airway Complications, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Reduction of airway complications after introducing five treatment adaptations (time frame: 2 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02743767, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Nov 2016.

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