Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
BELUGA: Better to Exchange ETT for LMA Before Extubation in Children Under General Anaesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Telethon Kids Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Uppsala University Hospital
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Conditions:
Endotracheal Extubation
Airway Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
During surgery, anaesthetists can use an endotracheal tube (ETT) to facilitate ventilation. At emergence from general anaesthesia, there are two techniques for removal of the ETT: (1) the ETT is remov...
Detailed Description
Anaesthesia induction and maintenance will be performed as deemed appropriate by the attending anaesthetist. The choice and dose of analgesia will be at the discretion of the individual anaesthetist a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant Inclusion Criteria
- Children 0-16 years,
- 5kg and above,
- presenting for elective, semi-elective or emergency surgery under general anaesthesia
- With airway management planned with an endotracheal tube.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with severe cardiopulmonary disease or syndrome
- Children \< 5kg
- Children with a contraindication to deep removal of ETT deep or exchange of ETT to LMA at the end of the case (e.g. high risk of aspiration)
- Children with a known or anticipated difficult airway
- Children remaining intubated post-procedure
- Children undergoing major airway surgery or bronchoscopies
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 12 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 30 2029
Estimated Enrollment :
1400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07204990
Start Date
January 12 2026
End Date
January 30 2029
Last Update
December 1 2025
Active Locations (8)
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1
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
2
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4313
3
Perth Children's Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, 6909
4
The Kids Research Institute Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia, 6909