Multi-center Observational Choking Investigation (MOCHI)

Multi-center Observational Choking Investigation (MOCHI) - MOCHI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000039907

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2020-03-23

Start date

2020-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

foreign body airway obstruction

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All (adult and pediatric) patients who present to the emergency department with FBAO, which is defined as life-threatening mechanical airway obstruction caused by foreign body in the airway.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who present with aspiration of sputum or gastric contents, choking with gas, drowning, unwitnessed cardiac arrest, loss of consciousness before FBAO, or a neck tumor that caused suffocation.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Our primary outcome is 1-month rate of survival with minimal neurologic impairment defined as CPC 1 (good recovery) or 2 (moderate disability).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Our secondary outcomes include success of FB removal maneuvers and complications from the maneuvers.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYutaka Igarashi

Nippon Medical School Hospital Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

igarashiy@nms.ac.jp03-3822-2131

Outcome results