New anesthetic may keep blood pressure steadier during surgery in older adults
NCT ID NCT06952608
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether ciprofol, a newer anesthetic, causes fewer dangerous blood pressure drops during surgery compared to the standard drug propofol. It involves 140 elderly patients (65+) who take blood pressure medications and are having abdominal surgery. The goal is to see if ciprofol can help prevent complications like organ damage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ciprofol
- What this could lead to
- If ciprofol works better, it could reduce dangerous blood pressure drops during surgery in older adults, potentially lowering the risk of organ damage and death.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (140 people) comparing two anesthetics, so results may not apply broadly. Ciprofol is new, and its safety profile is still being studied.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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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65 years and older
- 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. Patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia 2. Duration of surgery exceeding 2 hours 3. Patients receiving long-term renin-angiotensin system inhibitor therapy (\>3 months prior to surgery) 4. Age ≥ 65 years 5. ASA classification II-III 6. Informed consent was obtained from patients or their guardians Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of allergy to opioids, propofol, or ciprofol components. 2. Anticipated difficult airway (limited mouth opening, restricted neck movement, or modified Mallampati grade III-IV) or difficult mask ventilation. Body mass index ≤18 or ≥35 kg/m². 3. Severe hepatic dysfunction (total bilirubin ≥3.0 mg/dL or AST/ALT ≥2 times the upper limit of normal). 4. Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance ≤30 mL/min). 5. Cardiac diseases (AV block higher than first-degree, heart rate \<50 bpm, severe arrhythmias, severe valvular heart disease, heart failure, or unstable angina on the day of surgery). 6. Preoperative cognitive impairment, cerebrovascular disease, or history of psychiatric illness. 7. Abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels or history of thyroid replacement therapy. 8. Unstable asthma or history of asthma. 9. Alcohol abuse, drug abuse, chronic opioid dependence, or analgesic use exceeding 3 months. 10. Lactating or pregnant women.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University anesthesiology department
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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