Gas pressure in kidney surgery may squeeze the brain, new study warns
NCT ID NCT07262125
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 100 people having laparoscopic kidney surgery to see if the carbon dioxide gas used to inflate the belly increases pressure inside the skull. Doctors will measure the optic nerve sheath diameter using ultrasound, a non-invasive way to check brain pressure. The goal is to understand how surgical gas pressure affects the brain, helping make surgery safer.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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31 to 69 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Male and female patients aged 31-69 years. * Diagnosis of renal cancer (ICD Code C64). * Planned laparoscopic radical or partial nephrectomy based on current guidelines and patient consent in the Urology Council. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any condition that prevents transorbital measurement of the optic nerve sheath (e.g., orbital trauma, severe periorbital edema, or ocular abnormalities affecting optic nerve imaging) * Presence of a medical condition that precludes positioning the patient in a 45-degree lateral decubitus position (e.g., severe scoliosis, respiratory compromise, or spinal instability) * Known or suspected intracranial pathology that may independently elevate intracranial pressure (e.g., intracranial tumors, hydrocephalus, recent traumatic brain injury)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Research and Training Hospital
Istanbul, Ataşehir, 34100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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