Clinical trials
Difficult Intubation clinical trials
Below are recruiting difficult intubation clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 26 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT06986187Recruiting
Predicting difficult airways in heart surgery patients
This study measures how often difficult airways occur during heart or blood vessel surgery and builds a way to predict them beforehand. It may help your care team prepare for safer airway management during your procedure.
AnkaraAges 18 years+ - NCT02493478Recruiting
Improve safety during placing breathing tubes in children
This trial looks at ways to improve the safety and quality of emergency breathing tube placement in pediatric critical care and emergency settings. It may help reduce complications and improve how clinicians do these urgent procedures.
Birmingham, AlabamaAges Any age - NCT01612949Recruiting
Photos to help predict difficult breathing tube placement
This trial looks at pictures of the face and neck to help classify which people are harder to place a breathing tube. It may help anesthesiology teams prepare and choose safer steps if a tube is difficult to insert.
Winston-Salem, North CarolinaAges 18–99 - NCT06683599Recruiting
Oxygen via nasal tube for babies during breathing tube placement
This study tests whether giving extra oxygen through a small tube in the nose during placement of a breathing tube helps young children stay safer. It is for newborns and infants up to about 1 year old who need a breathing tube for surgery or other non-emergency procedures.
Perth, Western AustraliaAges 1 minute–12 months - NCT07384494Recruiting
High-flow oxygen vs regular oxygen for awake intubation with difficult airways
This trial compares two ways of giving oxygen during a procedure where you are awake but have a tube placed in your windpipe. It may help patients with airways that are hard to open safely.
Wuwei, GansuAges 18 years+ - NCT06322719Recruiting
Comparing two blades for intubation in the ICU
This trial tests which blade (hyperangulated or Macintosh) works better when doctors use a video laryngoscope to place a breathing tube in intensive care patients. It may help improve how intubation is done in the ICU.
Santiago de Compostela, A CoruñaAges 18–90 - NCT07278232Recruiting
Voice test to predict difficult breathing tube placement
This study uses a simple voice recording to see if your voice can help predict whether placing a breathing tube during surgery might be more difficult. It aims to make anesthesia safer for you.
ShanghaiAges 15–70 - NCT06453525Recruiting
Automated assessment of difficult airway before surgery
This study tests an automated tool to help doctors assess your airway before surgery, aiming to make breathing tube placement safer. It is for adults who are already scheduled for general anesthesia with a breathing tube.
LausanneAges 18–100 - NCT04866472Recruiting
GlideRite vs other tube tool for hard airway intubation
This study compares two medical tools used to place a breathing tube through the mouth when intubation is expected to be difficult. It aims to find which tool is safer and works better for people with higher risk of a “hard airway.”
Louisville, KentuckyAges 18 years+ - NCT06247631Recruiting
Sleep apnea risk before chest surgery
This study uses a simple questionnaire (STOP-Bang) to check if patients having chest surgery might have undiagnosed sleep apnea or face breathing challenges during surgery. It helps doctors plan safer care.
Ankara, KeçiörenAges 18–65 - NCT07495436Recruiting
Video vs. direct laryngoscopy for children's breathing tubes
This study compares two ways of placing a breathing tube in children during surgery: using a video camera laryngoscope or a standard direct laryngoscope. If your child is having a planned surgery and needs a breathing tube, this trial may help determine which method is safer and easier.
Santiago de Compostela, A CORUÑAAges birth–16 hours - NCT07470736Recruiting
Comparing intubation tools for difficult airways
This trial tests two different ways to help doctors put a breathing tube in a patient with a difficult airway. It compares using a video laryngoscope with a video stylet versus using a video laryngoscope with a fiberoptic scope in a simulated setting.
Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Tun RazakAges Any age - NCT06537531Recruiting
Video study of breathing tube placement in Spain
This trial records videos of the breathing tube placement process during planned surgeries at hospitals in Spain and Portugal. The goal is to study different techniques and improve safety.
Madrid, MadridAges 18–90 - NCT05736198Recruiting
Compare two sedation options for awake intubation
This trial compares two different sedation choices for people who have airway conditions that make breathing tubes harder to place, and who still need an awake fiberoptic intubation. It may help find a sedation approach that’s safer and more comfortable during the procedure.
Chicago, IllinoisAges 18 years+ - NCT05429125Recruiting
Two tools to help place a breathing tube
This trial compares two different tools used to place a breathing tube in patients who are expected to have a difficult airway, using a video camera (videolaryngoscopy). It may help doctors choose the safer or easier tool for first-attempt tube placement.
Santiago de Compostela, A CoruñaAges 18–90 - NCT07309978Recruiting
Comparing ultrasound and physical measurements for predicting difficult airways
This study compares two methods—ultrasound of the upper airway and standard physical measurements—to predict which patients may have a difficult airway during surgery. The goal is to find a more reliable way to prepare for safe anesthesia.
AnkaraAges 18–99 - NCT06881576Recruiting
Video study of intubation in children having surgery
This trial is studying how doctors place breathing tubes (intubation) in children during planned surgeries. Researchers will use video to review and improve the process, which may help make future procedures safer.
Madrid, MadridAges birth–18 years - NCT05927519Recruiting
Compare a laryngoscope tool in obese vs nonobese men
This study compares how well a specific breathing tube placement tool (Airtraq) works in men who are obese versus men who are not, during planned surgeries. It may help improve the safety and ease of putting in a breathing tube.
IamitAges 18–80 - NCT07493356Recruiting
Predicting difficult airway with STOP-BANG criteria
This trial tests whether the STOP-BANG checklist can help doctors predict when a patient might have a difficult airway during surgery. If you are overweight and having planned surgery with a breathing tube, you may be eligible.
Karachi, SindhAges 18–60 - NCT06651879Recruiting
Ultrasound airway check in severe preeclampsia patients for C-section
This study compares two ways of using ultrasound to look at the airway in women with severe preeclampsia who need a C-section under general anesthesia. It aims to find which technique is better, so doctors can prepare more safely for your breathing tube placement.
Cairo, Cairo GovernorateAges Any age - NCT06953414Recruiting
Predicting difficult awake breathing tube placement
This study tests a way to predict which patients will have a hard time placing a breathing tube while they are awake, using a flexible scope. It aims to help doctors plan safer procedures for people with known difficult airways.
Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of HamburgAges 18 years+ - NCT06346119Recruiting
Touch relaxation in ICU patients on a breathing machine
This study tests whether gentle touch therapy (like a hand or foot massage) helps reduce stress in patients who are on a breathing machine and sedated in the ICU. The goal is to make the recovery process more comfortable.
NiortAges 18 years+ - NCT06815952Recruiting
Better way to predict difficult breathing tube placement
This study is testing a new way to predict whether placing a breathing tube will be difficult during surgery. It combines different measurements to help doctors plan safer anesthesia for you.
BeirutAges 18 years+ - NCT07802522Enrolling by invitation
Video laryngoscope for intubation with neck immobilization
This trial compares two types of video laryngoscopes used to place a breathing tube while the neck is kept still, as is done in some surgeries and injuries. It aims to find which one works better and is safer for patients.
Radom, Masovian VoivodeshipAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for difficult intubation?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 26 recruiting difficult intubation studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a difficult intubation trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a difficult intubation trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.