BREATHING DRUG TESTED IN WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
NCT ID NCT07378605
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if giving the asthma drug salbutamol during weight-loss surgery can improve breathing in obese patients. Researchers will measure lung function during surgery and check for breathing problems afterward. The goal is to see if this simple addition can reduce complications in this high-risk group.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18-65 years BMI ≥35 kg/m² (candidates for obesity surgery) Scheduled for elective laparoscopic bariatric surgery ASA physical status I-III Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Known allergy or contraindication to salbutamol Severe cardiovascular disease (e.g., recent MI, uncontrolled arrhythmia) Pre-existing severe pulmonary disease (e.g., severe COPD, asthma exacerbation) Pregnancy or lactation Emergency surgery Use of β-agonists or bronchodilators within 24 hours prior to surgery Patients with inability to provide informed consent \-
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Health Sciences University Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital
Kayapınar, Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye)
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