Gentler lung ventilation during surgery may tame tumor inflammation, early study hints
NCT ID NCT06230965
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a lung protective ventilation strategy (a gentler way of breathing during surgery) affects inflammation around tumors and certain blood markers in 60 colorectal cancer patients. Half received standard ventilation, half received the protective method. Researchers measured inflammatory substances in the blood at three time points and followed patients for up to a year to assess recovery and frailty. The goal is to see if this simple change during surgery could improve outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lung protective ventilation strategy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a specific breathing method during surgery helps reduce inflammation around tumors, potentially improving recovery for colorectal cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It looks at biological markers, not direct health outcomes, so benefits are uncertain.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Affiliated hospital of Nantong University
Nantong, Jiangsu, 226001, China
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