Clinical trials: Upper Airway Obstruction
Neoplasms, Airway Obstruction Upper
Difficult Airway Management in Oncology: An International Delphi Consensus Study (DAMO)
Airway management in patients with cancer carries risks that general difficult-airway guidelines do not address. Tumour in the head, neck, or mediastinum can distort or narrow the airway; previous radiotherapy causes fibrosis and…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Airway Obstruction Upper, Intubation, Intratracheal, Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Trial name
- DAMO (NCT07822815)
- Testing
- Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Onco Critical Care Society
Asthma, Pediatric Asthma
Asthma Lung Sounds With Wearable Stethoscope
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a prototype wearable stethoscope designed to record lung sounds and assess asthma control in children and adolescents with asthma aged 4 to 17 years who are able to perform…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Pediatric Asthma, Airway Obstruction Upper
- Trial name
- NCT07792330
- Testing
- Prototype Wearable Stethoscope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Upper Airway Obstruction
Safety and Efficacy of the Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) System for Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy in Children
This is a multi-center, prospective, open-label, traditional feasibility study with a before-after study design. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) System for the…
- Trial name
- NCT06960239
- Testing
- IRE System
- Where
- 2 sites in Romania, Uzbekistan
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ENTire Medical Ltd.
COPD, Asthma (Diagnosis)
A Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Performance of Portable Oscillometry Across Chronic Respiratory Diseases
This is a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study enrolling approximately 4,000 subjects across about 50 centers, including patients with COPD (confirmed and suspected), asthma (confirmed and suspected)…
- Conditions
- COPD, Asthma (Diagnosis), Chronic Respiratory Diseases, Bronchiectasis
- Trial name
- NCT07631507
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Airway Stenosis, Upper Airway Obstruction
Flow-Controlled Versus Volume-Controlled Ventilation During Balloon Dilatation Under Direct Laryngoscopy
This prospective trial aims to compare the effects of flow-controlled ventilation (FCV) and volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) on airway pressures and oxygenation in adult patients undergoing balloon dilatation under direct…
- Trial name
- NCT07430124
- Testing
- FCV Group, VCV Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Respiratory Distress, Upper Airway Obstruction
Air Leak Test In Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Respiratory distress by upper airway obstruction (UAO) is the primary etiology of extubation failure in children hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
- Trial name
- ALTIPICU (NCT05328206)
- Testing
- Standard of care for intubated children
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper
The Articulated Oral Airway as an Aid to Mask Ventilation
The Articulating Oral Airway (AOA) is a novel oral airway which actively displaces the tongue, allowing for a greater cross-sectional area for mask ventilation.
- Conditions
- Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper, Airway Management
- Trial name
- NCT03144089
- Testing
- Articulated Oral Airway, Guedel oral airway (active comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ron Abrons
Respiratory Insufficiency, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Juno Perth Clinical Trial
This study is to evaluate the efficacy of a new therapy (Automatic Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure with intelligent Volume Assured Pressure Support (AutoEPAP iVAPS)) designed to treat respiratory insufficiency, respiratory…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Neuromuscular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02317042
- Testing
- Juno
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Upper Airway Obstruction
A New Flexible Extended-Length Pharyngeal Airway for Deep Sedation
The purpose of this prospective pilot provider adoption study was to evaluate user experience a new airway device in adult patients with airway obstruction under deep sedation. Fifteen hospital systems served as testing sites.
- Trial name
- NCT04419883
- Testing
- McMurray Enhanced Airway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- McMurray Medical Group, LLC
Upper Airway Obstruction, Respiratory Insufficiency
Astral VAPS AutoEPAP Clinical Trial
Patients with chronic respiratory failure such as those associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS), Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Neuromuscular Disease (NMD) are…
- Conditions
- Upper Airway Obstruction, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02683772
- Testing
- Astral
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Healthy Subjects, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Multicenter Study of Impulse Oscillometry in Chinese
The purpose of this study is to establish the reference values of impulse oscillometry (IOS) in healthy Chinese, and compare the indices of IOS in patients with lung disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
- Conditions
- Healthy Subjects, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03467880
- Testing
- Clinical Observation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease
Sleep Disordered Breathing, Upper Airway Collapsibility
Incidence of Sleep-disordered Breathing and Upper Airway Collapsibility in Postpartum Patients and Its Intervention
The investigators hypothesized that sleeping in a 45 degrees elevated body position decreases the likelihood of upper airway vulnerability to collapse early after delivery.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disordered Breathing, Upper Airway Collapsibility, Upper Airway Obstruction
- Trial name
- NCT01719224
- Testing
- elevated body position, supine body position
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Upper Airway Obstruction, Apnea, Obstructive
Improve Oxygenation and Capnographic Detection During Sedative EGD
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of mandibular advancement bite block and high flow nasal cannula to standard bite block for oxygenation, capnographic measurement, prevention of hypoxemia, intervention events…
- Trial name
- NCT03138850
- Testing
- Olympus standard bite block, YX mandibular advancement bite block, Optiflow High flow nasal cannula
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Upper Airway Obstruction
Safety Study of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Via a Nasal Mask
Upper airway obstruction (UAO) is common complication during induction of general anesthesia. The mechanism of UAO during anesthesia has not been well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT01524614
- Testing
- nasal mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Upper Airway Obstruction
Safety Study of Positive Airway Pressure Via a Nasal Mask in Obese Patients
Upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a frequently occurring complication during induction of general anesthesia. The American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) closed claim analysis of anesthesia complications indicate that a…
- Trial name
- NCT01627925
- Testing
- nasal mask and continuous positive airway pressure
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Upper Airway Obstruction
Nasal Mask Ventilation During the Induction of General Anesthesia
Recently, the investigators demonstrated that nasal route ventilation is superior to the nasal-oral combined ventilation in the absence of jaw thrust and chin up maneuvers.
- Trial name
- NCT01651286
- Testing
- nasal mask, full face mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Upper Airway Obstruction
Identification of Airway Structures Necessary for Airway Access Via the Skin
Literature shows that anaesthetists have a low success-rate when trying to access the airway percutaneously in case of failed ventilation and intubation.
- Trial name
- NCT02613429
- Testing
- identification of the airway by from the cranial end, identification of the airway from the distal end
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Upper Airway Obstruction
Phamacological Reversal of Airway Instability During Sedation
The investigators are attempting to demonstrate a decrease in the frequency and severity of sedation-induced respiratory arrhythmias(central and obstructive apneas) with pharmacological pre-treatment in this pilot project and…
- Trial name
- PHYSO (NCT01171118)
- Testing
- Physostigmine, Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester