Which airway method is safer for Single-Lung ventilation during heart surgery?
NCT ID NCT06299735
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at two ways to manage breathing during heart surgery that requires one lung to be deflated. Researchers compared using a double-lumen tube versus a bronchial blocker in 66 patients. They checked for lung problems after surgery, how long it took to place the device, and how well the lung collapsed. The goal is to find which method leads to better recovery and fewer complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves better, it could guide anesthesiologists in choosing the safest airway technique for patients needing single-lung ventilation during heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 66 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It compares techniques, not a new treatment, so no major breakthrough is expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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May 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients planned for on-pump minimal invasive cardiac surgical procedures requiring single-lung ventilation * Female and male patients aged 18 and above * Patients with ASA scores of 1-2-3 * Patients with signed informed consent to participate in the study * Patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 40 Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgeries * Patients with ASA scores greater than 3 * Advanced-stage organ (heart, kidney, liver, lung) failure * Advanced lung diseases (COPD, FEV1\<50%, restrictive lung diseases, history of chest surgery, Pulmonary Hypertension, PAB\>30mmHg) * Patients with anticipated difficult intubation * Pregnant individuals * Patients with a BMI greater than 40 * Patients lacking the ability to read, understand, sign the informed consent form, and those who do not wish to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara bilkent city hospital
Ankara, Çankaya, 06530, Turkey (Türkiye)
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