Recruiting

Airway Obstruction

Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Code:

NCT07817693

Conditions

Choking

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 2

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Study Details

Brief summary:

Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths. Traditional treatments taught in first aid courses include abdominal thrusts, back blows, and chest compressions or thrusts. Currently, first aid guidelines recommend different treatments for adults, child and infants. Until recently, data on these techniques was limited to case series from the late 1900's. To further improve our knowledge of which treatment is most effective and safest for patients, this study will collect data on choking incidents in Alberta, Canada. This study will focus on infants aged 2 years or younger.

Conditions

Choking

Study ID

NCT07817693

Start date

May 1, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 2

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • \- Young children (aged 2 years or less) who experienced an out-of-hospital FBAO in Alberta, Canada
  • Received a FBAO intervention by bystander or healthcare provider
  • Were assessed by EMS at the time of the incident, or later attended an emergency department due to the incident

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Patients with abnormal airway anatomy such as a tracheostomy.

Study Design

Enrollment

381 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Abdominal thrusts

Abdominal thrusts

Back blows

Back blows

LifeVac airway clearance device

LifeVac airway clearance device

Chest thrusts or compressions on conscious individual

Chest thrusts or compressions on conscious individual

CPR on unconscious individual

CPR on unconscious individual

Primary outcome measure

  • Foreign body airway obstruction relief [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Cody Dunne

000-000-0000cody.dunne@ucalgary.ca

Locations

Virtual

Recruiting

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Contacts

Cody Dunne, MD

000-000-0000cody.dunne@ucalgary.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of Calgary

Last update posted

Sep 14, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Foreign body airway obstruction
  • Basic life support

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-15. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Calgary on 2026-09-14.