AI tool spots pneumonia risk after brain surgery
NCT ID NCT07321262
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a machine learning tool that uses routine medical data to predict pneumonia risk within the first week after brain tumor surgery. Researchers included over 1,800 adults having their first planned brain tumor removal. The goal was to see if the AI could help doctors identify high-risk patients early and guide preventive care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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1,856 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing elective craniotomy for intracranial brain tumor resection at participating centers. The study includes a retrospective model-development cohort and multiple prospective validation cohorts. Routinely collected perioperative electronic medical record data are used to develop and validate an interpretable prediction model for early postoperative pneumonia (within 7 postoperative days).
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Undergoing elective craniotomy for intracranial brain tumor resection. * Perioperative clinical data available in the electronic medical record to derive required predictors. * Expected postoperative survival ≥ 7 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of active infection (including pneumonia) prior to surgery. * Thoracic surgery or severe chest trauma within 30 days prior to craniotomy. * Spinal tumors or extracranial peripheral nerve tumors. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Hospice care, expected survival \< 7 days, or insufficient data completeness for model calculation.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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