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Could a simple gas protect organs during surgery?
NCT ID NCT07638124
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether giving inhaled nitric oxide gas during laparoscopic surgery could protect blood vessels and organs in 40 adults with heart disease. Half received the gas through their breathing tube during surgery, and half received standard care. Researchers measured markers of blood vessel health, kidney and gut injury, and recovery time to see if the gas had any protective effect.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inhaled nitric oxide gas
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to protect the heart, kidneys, and gut during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 40 people. It was not designed to prove the treatment works, only to see if it is worth studying further.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 90 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: * Age ≥18 years. * Documented cardiovascular disease, including at least one of the following: coronary artery disease, stable angina pectoris (II-III functional class), chronic heart failure (NYHA I-III), prior myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular disease. * Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) ≥2 (moderate/high perioperative risk). * Scheduled for elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery (e.g., colorectal, gastric, hepatic resections) with expected duration \>120 minutes. * Ability to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation. * Baseline methemoglobin level \>3%. * Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to inhaled NO. * Chronic intake of NO donors (e.g., nitroglycerin, isosorbide) or drugs known to increase methemoglobin (e.g., lidocaine, prilocaine, benzocaine). * Severe neutropenia (neutrophils \<500/mm³) or severe thrombocytopenia (platelets \<30,000/mm³). * Haemoglobin \<7 g/dl. * Severe renal failure (estimated GFR \<30 ml/min/1.73 m²). * Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c \>9% or frequent hypoglycaemia). * Significant electrolyte disorders (K⁺ \<3.0 or \>5.5 mmol/l; Na⁺ \<125 or \>155 mmol/l). * Any acute exacerbation of chronic disease on the day of surgery. * Need to convert to open laparotomy during surgery (exclusion from analysis). * Requirement for extracorporeal life support or other advanced organ support not compatible with protocol procedures. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial. * Withdrawal of consent by the patient at any point. * Development of an allergic or severe adverse reaction to the study intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University)
Moscow, 119048, Russia
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