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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    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

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