Testing of the Apnea Prevention Device

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00875134

Enrollment

Registered

2009-04-03

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2019-06-18

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Conditions

Elective Surgery, Respiratory Depression

Brief summary

This study is designed to test the ability of a computer-based algorithm to detect and intervene in cases of narcotic-induced respiratory depression.

Interventions

OTHERVerbal prompt

Patient hears a voice recording

OTHERSkin Stimulus

Patient receives either a skin stimulus

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Elective surgical patients

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal to consent to study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Efficacy in treating respiratory depression	seconds after desaturation

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026