Clinical trials: Airway Control
Narrow Maxilla
Efficacy of Mini-implant Assisted Maxillary Expansion in Adolescents and Adults
Transverse maxillary deficiency is a common orthodontic issue, affecting around 10% of adults. Late adolescents and adults often require more force to expand the midpalatal suture due to its increased interdigitation.
- Trial name
- MARPE_1 (NCT06449014)
- Testing
- Mini-implants assisted maxillary expansion
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Therapeutic Procedural Complication
Comparison of Disposcope Endoscope and Fiberoptic Bronchoscope
The fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) has been the preferred instrument for many years in the management of difficult tracheal intubation, and it is considered as a gold standard.
- Trial name
- NCT02669550
- Testing
- Fiberoptic bronchoscope, Disposcope endoscope
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
The advent of telemedicine has introduced teleguidance as a promising support to enhance endotracheal intubation skills among inexperienced operators.
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT06497725
- Testing
- Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Education, Medical, Airway Management
Virtual Reality: a Teaching-learning Strategy for Cognitive Mastery in Airway Trauma Management
Airway injury in patients is a high risk and complex medical crisis. Unfortunately, training for airway management in injured patients is challenging. The most effective way of practicing airway management is using mannequins.
- Conditions
- Education, Medical, Airway Management, Students, Medical, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- AW&VR (NCT04451590)
- Testing
- VR-based simulation, Mannequin-based simulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Cardiac Arrest
Intra-Arrest-Ventilation in Human Cadavers
The study investigates the influence of non-synchronized bag-device-ventilation and intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV), as recommended in the current resuscitation guidelines of the European Resuscitation Concil…
- Trial name
- NCT06306898
- Testing
- Endotracheal Intubation, Laryngeal tube, Laryngeal mask
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gerrit Jansen
Airway Management
Ultrasound Guided Versus Palpation Guided Cricothyrotomy With Poorly Defined Anatomical Landmarks
Inability to provide oxygen to the patient remains the most fearful anesthesia-related mishap. Cricothyrotomy (CT) is an infrequently performed but life saving procedure for an anesthesiologist, who is encountered with this…
- Trial name
- NCT01475487
- Testing
- Utrasound guided cricothyrotomy
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation System
The purpose of this post-market study is to assess safety and effectiveness of Inspire Upper Airway System (UAS) in a commercial setting.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT02675816)
- Testing
- Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) System
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Evaluation of Success Rate, Airway Leak Pressure
Evaluation of Supraglottic Airway Devices in Children and Comparison to Historic Control
The supraglottic airway device LMA Supreme has recently been introduced for pediatric patients. The investigators will prospectively evaluate success rate and airway leak pressure in everyday's clinical pediatric anesthesia…
- Conditions
- Evaluation of Success Rate, Airway Leak Pressure, Side Effects of LMA Supreme in Pediatric Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT01625858
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Airway Management
Channelled Blade Versus Non-Channelled Videolaryngoscope
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if performance of a channelled blade Astra-Vue videolaryngoscope compared to non channelled hyperangulated C-MAC D-blade videolaryngoscope(Karl Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) in airway…
- Trial name
- NCT07577648
- Testing
- channelled blade videolaryngoscope, Non channelled hyperangulated blade videolaryngoscope
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Death
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Via Binasal Prong vs Nasal Mask: a Randomised Controlled Trial
The investigators aimed to compare the effectiveness of nasal mask and prongs used in CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure)as the initial respiratory support when using minimal ly invasive surfactant therapy (MIST) in…
- Trial name
- MASK (NCT02287116)
- Testing
- Easy Flow system and INCA® nasal cannulae set
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Tracheal Intubation
Assessment of Provider Position for Prehospital Tracheal Intubation
Endotracheal intubation may be needed in critically ill patients in the prehospital setting, where difficult conditions may be encountered.
- Trial name
- NCT07165314
- Testing
- Free positioning, Sitting cross-legged ("Lotus" position)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Alpha 1-antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Screening for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in Patients With Airway Obstruction
Brief Summary: This study aims to find out if a genetic condition called Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) is more common in people who have shortness of breath and signs of airway obstruction on their breathing tests.
- Trial name
- AATD-SAO (NCT07152834)
- Testing
- Blood Sampling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 734 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Airway Management
King Vision® and GlideScope® in Difficult Airways
There are several advantages of video laryngoscopy; especially their ability to provide superior glottis visualization, as compared to traditional laryngoscopy.1-3 The purpose of this three arm study was to compare the safety and…
- Trial name
- NCT03685968
- Testing
- Video laryngoscopes
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Intubation; Difficult or Failed
A.I. Supported Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation: a Manikin Study
LarynGuide is a newly developed AI-supported software for video laryngoscopy that supports the user through correct placement of endotracheal tube by means of audio-visual signals and warning of incorrect or potentially dangerous…
- Trial name
- aiTN (NCT06657417)
- Testing
- Video laryngoscopy, Video larnygoscopy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Schulthess Klinik
Airway Management
Airway Management Skills Amongst Anesthesia Providers
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency and proficiency of three common airway management techniques amongst among anesthesia providers who maintain airway management privileges in our health system.
- Trial name
- NCT05055401
- Testing
- Direct Laryngoscopy, Laryngeal Mask Airways, Video Laryngoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Nasal Valve Collapse, Nasal Breathing
Latera RCT - Latera vs. Sham Control for Lateral Nasal Valve Collapse
The primary objective of the LATERA RCT is to demonstrate the superiority of the Latera Implant to improve nasal breathing, compared with a Sham Control procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT03400787
- Testing
- Latera Implant
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spirox, Inc.
Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrest
'Single Hand Used inTubaTing Laryngoscope Evaluation' Study
This is a study to compare the new ShuttleScope with the standard Macintosh Laryngoscope
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrest, Difficult Intubation, Anesthesia Intubation Complication
- Trial name
- SHUTTLE (NCT04310384)
- Testing
- ShuttleScope, MacIntosh Laryngoscope
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Cystic Fibrosis, Mucociliary Clearance
A Trial to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of GS-9411 in Healthy Male Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of escalating doses of GS-9411 in healthy male volunteers. GS-9411 is a sodium channel inhibitor, that may restore airway hydration and mucociliary clearance in…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Mucociliary Clearance, Airway Hydration
- Trial name
- NCT00951522
- Testing
- GS-9411
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Anesthesia General, Ultrasonography
Comparison of Two Airway Devices (I-Gel and Air-Q) in Children Aged 1-10 Years During General Anesthesia
This study aims to compare two commonly used airway devices (I-gel and Air-Q) in children aged 1-10 years undergoing general anesthesia for surgery.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia General, Ultrasonography, Laryngeal Mask Airways, Airway Management
- Trial name
- NCT07522957
- Testing
- I-gel supraglottic airway device, Air-Q SP supraglottic airway device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Healthy
I-Gel Versus Disposable Laryngeal Mask (LMA) for General Anesthesia (GA) With Controlled Ventilation
Randomized controlled trial comparing performance of the I-gel and disposable Laryngeal Mask Airways under controlled ventilation. 200 patients, 100 in each arm. Measurement of peak airway and sealing pressures.
- Trial name
- IGE(L)MA (NCT00668278)
- Testing
- Insertion of laryngeal mask airway (AuraOnce mask), Insertion of I-gel airway, Measurement of airway pressures
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Health and Social Care Trust