Pilot study of a smart in tracheal tube designed to monitor breathing and body functions (iTraXS 1)

Physiological sensing capabilities of a novel IntraTRAcheal multipleXed Sensing tube: a pilot clinical trial with feasibility assessment (iTraXS 1)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN99521826

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-30

Start date

2026-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-15

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Conditions

Surgery Surgery

Interventions

All participants will undergo an identical trial treatment regime. There are no group-specific allocations or treatments. All participants will be anaesthetised by anaesthetists who are members of th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 - 70 years 2. Undergoing elective surgery with planned tracheal intubation and arterial catheterisation as part of routine NHS clinical care 3. Able to provide informed written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Known or predicted difficult facemask ventilation or tracheal intubation 2. Previous and planned laryngeal, tracheal or oesophageal surgery 3. History of dysphagia or achalasia 4. History of uncontrolled gastro-oesophageal reflux or known hiatus hernia 5. History of pharyngeal pouch 6. Risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents necessitating awake or rapid sequence tracheal intubation 7. Pregnancy

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactHarriet Howard

harriet.howard5@nhs.net-

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 21, 2026