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Robot nurse? automated IV pump tested in surgery
NCT ID NCT02138942
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested a device called the Learning Intravenous Resuscitator (LIR) that automatically gives IV fluids during major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. The goal was to see if the device could keep blood volume stable as well as a human anesthesiologist. Only 30 patients were planned, but the study was terminated early, so results are limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Learning Intravenous Resuscitator (LIR) system (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a device that automatically manages IV fluids during surgery, potentially reducing human error and improving patient stability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study that was terminated, so results are limited. The device requires constant supervision and may malfunction or be overridden by the anesthesiologist.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2016
- 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 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient will receive general anesthesia for a surgical procedure with the following characteristics: ----- planned abdominal surgery by laparotomy or laparoscopy with a probable duration\> 2 hours ----- invasive monitoring of blood pressure ----- administration of crystalloid and colloid (HEA PM \<150 kDa) Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding * The patient has a contraindication for a treatment used in this study: ----- Contraindications to the administration of HES MW \<150 kDa ----- Patient classified NYHA\> 2 ----- Allergy to HEA * The patient has a pacemaker * Surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass * Surgery on the skull * Dementia * Patients with brain pathology (tumor, stroke, Parkinson's disease, ...) * Patients with a psychiatric disorder, severe depression or psychosis, as well as those receiving antipsychotic treatment * Limitations concerning the use of respiratory pulse pressure variation: cardiac arrhythmia, spontaneous ventilation, using a volume flow \<7 ml / kg
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Montpellier - Hôpital Saint-Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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