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Pre-operative Characteristics for Prediction of Supraglottic Airway Failure Using Machine Learning (ERICA)

Can Pre-operative Characteristics Predict Failure of Supraglottic Airway to Tracheal Tube? A Machine Learning Algorithm (ERICA)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06617403
Acronym
ERICA
Enrollment
44000
Registered
2024-09-27
Start date
2022-12-01
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2026-05-13

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

Conditions

Anesthesia, General, Laryngeal Masks, Postoperative Complications, Treatment Failure

Keywords

"Neural Networks, Computer Artificial Intelligence"[Mesh], "Laryngeal Masks"[Mesh], "Treatment Failure"[Mesh], "Treatment Outcome"[Mesh], "Risk Factors"[Mesh]

Brief summary

Supraglottic airway devices (SGA) are a safe and well-established technique for airway management. Nowadays, up to 60% of general anaesthetics performed in European countries use SGA. In 0.2-4.7% SGA fail and require conversion to tracheal tubes. The ERICA study will use artificial intelligence methods to develop a model that can predict the risk of an unplanned SGA conversion based on pre-operative characteristics available during the premedication visit.

Detailed description

An intraoperative change of procedure not only leads to time delays but also time delays, but also involves measures that are stressful for the patient, such as deepening the anaesthesia and manipulating the airway again. Therefore, the objective of ERICA is to develop a machine learning algorithm based on preoperative information 1) that can accurately predict the risk of an unplanned SGA conversion and 2) identifies characteristics leading to conversion from SGA to tracheal tube. I. Developing the model • The final dataset will be split in a training, testing, and validation cohort. Five models will be created to predict intraoperative conversion from SGA to tracheal tube including generalized linear models (GLM), deep learning, distributed random forest (DRF), xgboost and gradient boosting machine (GBM). Then, a stacked ensemble model will be constructed through combination of the five models. Finally, the best artificial intelligence model will be chosen. II. Identify characteristics leading to the airway conversion and categorisation. * Intraoperative changes of the patient's position can alter the risk of conversion, therefore operations with positional changes should be considered * Identify patient- and procedure-dependent characteristics that lead to conversion from SGA to tracheal tube and their importance.

Interventions

OTHERnon

non

Sponsors

University Hospital Ulm
Lead SponsorOTHER
Technical University of Munich
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients (≥18 years) receiving general anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery with a supraglottic airway device

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Risk of unplanned SGA conversionintraoperative

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 14, 2026