Oxygen levels during surgery: does more help or hurt?
NCT ID NCT07525661
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how different oxygen levels during laparoscopic lower abdominal surgery affect stress markers in the lungs and blood. 76 adults were randomly assigned to receive either normal (35%) or high (80%) oxygen during surgery. Researchers measured changes in various biomarkers related to lung injury, inflammation, and blood vessel health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oxygen (hyperoxia vs normoxia)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help guide oxygen use during surgery to reduce stress on the lungs and blood vessels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that only measured biological markers, not patient outcomes. Results may not change practice without larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2017
- Finished
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Feb 2019
- 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 70 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: * Adults aged 18 to 70 years * Scheduled for elective laparoscopic lower abdominal surgery * Expected surgery duration of at least 90 minutes * ASA physical status I to III * Body mass index 18.5 to 35 kg/m2 * Planned management under standardized general anesthesia with volume-controlled ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * Known chronic pulmonary disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma requiring regular medication * Baseline peripheral oxygen saturation below 92% on room air * Significant cardiovascular instability * Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction * Active infection or systemic inflammatory disease * Use of systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapy * Pregnancy * Inability to provide informed consent * Anticipated difficult airway * Expected need for postoperative mechanical ventilation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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