Clinical trials: Airway
Device - Intubating Laryngeal Airway
Evaluation of the Intubating Laryngeal Airway in Children
The Air-Q® intubating laryngeal airway (Air-Q® ILA) is an extraglottic device specifically engineered for use both as a standalone laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and as a rescue device or "Plan B" device in the event of a difficult…
- Trial name
- NCT01233011
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Assessing the Validity of the PAP Problems Triage Tool in Patients With PAP Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The intended use of the Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Problems Triaging Tool (TT) is to appropriately triage patients with a PAP-associated problem(s) to a specific intervention(s) based on patient responses.
- Trial name
- TriagingTool (NCT05530967)
- Testing
- TT, VE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Chronic Cough (CC)
Investigating the Role of ATP Production by Airway Epithelium in Patients With Refractory and Unexplained Chronic Cough (RCC/UCC).
Chronic cough is a common troublesome symptom which has a global prevalence of approximately 10%, but with wide variations across continents.
- Trial name
- APEC (NCT06600646)
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Chronic Lung Disease
Utility of Lung Clearance Index Score as a Noninvasive Marker of Small Airways Disease
To determine the utility and sensitivity of the lung clearance index (LCI) technique as a marker of small airways disease in adults with chronic lung conditions compared to healthy adults, adjusting for age, sex and smoking…
- Trial name
- NCT03241420
- Testing
- lung clearance index (LCI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Evaluation of Post-surgical Improvement in OSA Patients After Imaging of Upper Airway Using CBCT and DISE vs DISE Only
CBCT is considered an innovative imaging modality that can view the upper respiratory airway anatomy in a 3D manner. Recent studies tried to evaluate the accuracy of CBCT in analyzing the upper respiratory airway and its related…
- Trial name
- NCT04727346
- Testing
- CBCT, DISE
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment in Serious Mental Illness
Serious mental illnesses (SMI) like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are two of the most disabling and costly chronic illnesses worldwide.
- Conditions
- Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Obstructive Sleep Apnea of Adult
- Trial name
- NCT05457127
- Testing
- Automatic Positive Airway Pressure (APAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Endotracheal Intubation, Supraglottic Airway
Clinical Comparison of the Airway Devices
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new supra-glottic airway device, the "Disposable Laryngeal Tube Suction" (LTS-D; King Systems, Noblesville, IN).
- Trial name
- NCT00581386
- Testing
- LTS-D, ProSeal Laryngeal Mask Airway, Esophageal Tracheal Combitube (ETC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Asthma, Airway Hyperresponsiveness
Small Airways Disease in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Subjects With Airway Hyperresponsiveness (AHR)
The purpose of this study is to study differences in small airways (<2mm) parameters in asthma patients, subjects with asymptomatic airway hyperresponsiveness and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- ABHR (NCT01549483)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Sleep Disordered Breathing
3D Printing of Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Therapy Masks: a Single Site Pilot and Feasibility Study
This study is a single site pilot and feasibility study. We propose that 3D printing could be used to create customised masks for patients requiring Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) therapy.
- Trial name
- 3DPiPPIn (NCT04179123)
- Testing
- Customised PAP interfaces
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Healthy Young Adults, Influenza Vaccines
Characterizing the Human Airway Immune Response to FluMist Vaccination
The goal of this clinical trial is to measure the immune response in the blood, nose, and lungs after participants receive either the FDA-approved inactivated influenza vaccine or the FDA-approved intranasal FluMist vaccine.
- Conditions
- Healthy Young Adults, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza Vaccine Response
- Trial name
- EVax-3 (NCT07177417)
- Testing
- FluMist, inactivated influenza vaccine, bronchoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tracheal Intubation
Prehospital Tracheal Intubation Technique Using Initial Direct Laryngoscopy During Videolaryngoscopy
Tracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy may be required in the prehospital setting, where airway management presents unique technical and logistical challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT06918717
- Testing
- Direct Laryngoscopy-to-VideoLaryngoscopy sequence, Free use of videolaryngoscopy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Obesity
Expiratory Airflow Limitation in Subjects With Obesity
The purpose of this study is to investigate posture dependent small airway obstruction in subjects with obesity, and to study the capacity of FOT as a measurement tool for small airways obstruction.
- Trial name
- EFL (NCT00865293)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Center Alkmaar
Airway Obstruction
Airflow Perturbation Device (APD) for the Evaluation of Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders
In a prospective, observational study the investigators compared resistance values measured using the airway perturbation device (APD) to impulse oscillometry and spirometry.
- Trial name
- NCT03054116
- Testing
- Airflow pertubation device
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Hyperoxia
Hyperoxygenation in Anesthetized Children
This study is aiming at assessing the effect of inspired oxygen fraction during general anesthesia on children's lung mechanics and volume.
- Trial name
- OXPED (NCT02384616)
- Testing
- Oxygen
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walid HABRE
Asthma, Allergies
Induced Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells as Modulators of Allergic Asthma
Despite advances in medications, allergic diseases, including allergic asthma continue to rise in prevalence. For this reason, there is a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of allergic diseases and novel insights…
- Trial name
- MGH-002 (NCT01711593)
- Testing
- Bronchoscopy, Segmental Allergen Challenge and Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Phlebotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrew D. Luster, M.D.,Ph.D.
Difficult Airway
Ultrasound Airway Examination as a Tool for Detection of Difficult Intubation in Adult Patients
the goal of the observational study to measure the effectiveness of neck ultrasound in prediction of difficult intubation in adult patients
- Trial name
- NCT06700265
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Inadequate or Impaired Breathing Pattern or Ventilation
Supreme LMA and Proseal LMA in Prone Anesthetized Patient
There is no significant difference about success rate of two devices.
- Trial name
- SPLMA (NCT01814306)
- Testing
- Supreme LMA, Proseal LMA
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Endotracheal Intubation
Airtraq Versus Standard Direct Laryngoscopy in the Pediatric Airway
Time to intubate, view to glottic opening and success rate are not different when Airtraq technique is used compared to standard direct laryngoscopy in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00874016
- Testing
- Airtraq, Direct Laryngoscopy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Nasal Obstruction, Exposure to Pollution
Rhinopharyngeal Retrograde Clearance is Effective to Adequate Upper Airways Function in Adults
Professionals working in polluted areas may present increased clinical airways symptoms and dysfunction. Rhinopharyngeal retrograde clearance (RRC) has been used to improve mucus clearance in infants with bronchitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01976039
- Testing
- rhinopharyngeal retrograde clearance (RRC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Asthma
Study of the Mechanisms of Asthma
The purpose of this study is to identify the causes of asthma that were not previously suspected, to better understand the effects of inhaled steroids on asthma and to identify new way to treat asthma.
- Trial name
- MAST (NCT00595153)
- Testing
- Pulmicort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco