Prospective Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions Among Infants

NCT ID: NCT07348848

Last Updated: 2026-01-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-01

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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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. The first phase of this project will make sure identifying and recruiting choking patients in real-time is possible so that the highest quality of data can be collected. If successful, this study will support a future project where the different choking treatments are compared in terms of their effectiveness and safety. This study will focus on infants aged 2 years or younger.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Infants with FBAO

Infants (aged 2 years or younger) with a foreign body airway obstruction who are conscious when they receive their first intervention

Chest compressions/thrusts

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Chest compressions or thrusts received as first intervention

Back blows

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Back blows received as first intervention

Abdominal Thrusts

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Abdominal thrusts received as first intervention

Interventions

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Chest compressions/thrusts

Chest compressions or thrusts received as first intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Back blows

Back blows received as first intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Abdominal Thrusts

Abdominal thrusts received as first intervention

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants (aged 2 years or less) who experienced an out-of-hospital FBAO in Alberta, Canada
* Received a FBAO intervention while conscious 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.
* Patients who were unconscious when they received the initial FBAO intervention
Maximum Eligible Age

2 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Calgary

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cody Dunne

Primary Investigator, Emergency Physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Virtual

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Cody Dunne, MD

Role: CONTACT

1-403-944-1818

Facility Contacts

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Cody L Dunne, MD

Role: primary

000-000-0000

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

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REB25-0419B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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