New sedative ciprofol aims to cut heart injury after lung surgery
NCT ID NCT07028593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether ciprofol, a newer sedative, can reduce heart injury after lung surgery compared to the standard drug propofol. About 1,058 adults aged 45–80 having video-assisted lung surgery will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two drugs during anesthesia. The main goal is to see if ciprofol lowers the rate of heart muscle damage in the days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ciprofol (also known as HSK3486)
- What this could lead to
- If ciprofol works better than propofol, it could become a safer sedative for surgery, lowering the risk of heart damage after lung operations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 trial, but it only looks at one type of surgery and one complication. Results may not apply to other surgeries or patients, and ciprofol might not prove superior.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 1,058 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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40 to 80 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: 1. Scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS)-assisted thoracic surgery (lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge resection of two or more lung tissues, mediastinal tumor resection) under general anesthesia; 2. Aged 45 to 80 years (inclusive) at the time of randomization; 3. Expected postoperative hospital stay of ≥3 days; 4. Signed a written informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients allergic to propofol, Ciprofol, or analogs of drug excipient components (soybeans, eggs, milk); 2. Patients with unstable angina; 3. Patients with congestive heart failure or hemodynamic instability requiring vasopressor agents; 4. Patients with severe COPD (FEV1 \< 1 L); 5. Glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \< 30 mL/min/1.73m²; 6. Patients with severe hepatic dysfunction (ALT or AST elevation exceeding 1.5 times the upper limit of normal); 7. Male or female patients planning to conceive within the next 3 months; 8. Pregnant or lactating female patients;
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, China
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