Keeping patients at the right temperature during surgery may protect their brain

NCT ID NCT07378371

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Aerospace Center Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a step-by-step plan to manage body temperature during a long surgery can lower the chance of postoperative delirium (sudden confusion). The surgery is for a rare abdominal tumor called pseudomyxoma peritonei and involves heated chemotherapy. The trial will compare the proactive temperature plan to standard care in 174 adults aged 18-80.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Goal-directed temperature management (a procedure to keep body temperature in a specific range during surgery)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple way to lower the risk of confusion after complex abdominal surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial (174 people) testing a procedure, not a drug. The approach may not reduce delirium or could be hard to apply in other hospitals.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Emergence Delirium pseudomyxoma peritonei

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM (POD) PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI

Contacts and locations

Locations

Aerospace Center Hospital

Beijing, China

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