New ventilator tactic may protect lungs in obesity surgery
NCT ID NCT07494240
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adjusting ventilator pressure during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can improve lung function and reduce breathing complications. Forty-six obese patients will receive either individualized pressure settings or a fixed setting. The goal is to see if the tailored approach helps lungs work better during and 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
- individualized positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) adjustment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a safer ventilation strategy for obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, potentially reducing lung complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 46 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is a temporary ventilator setting, not a treatment for a disease.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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20 to 60 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: * BMI 35 -40kg·m-² * ASA II-III * Elective primary laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusing consent * ASA IV patients. * Sever pulmonary disease * Sever obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) * Hepatic or cardic or renal imparment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beni-Suef University Hospital
Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, 62511, Egypt
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