Could a simple painkiller prevent lung failure after emergency surgery?
NCT ID NCT06304779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a continuous 24-hour intravenous infusion of lidocaine (a common local anesthetic) can lower the risk of serious lung complications like pneumonia or the need for a breathing machine after emergency abdominal surgery for infection. About 428 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either lidocaine or a placebo drip. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost approach can improve recovery and reduce hospital stays.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 428 people
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- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18 years, any gender. * Patients suspected of digestive tract perforation or obstruction based on physical examination, confirmed by imaging, requiring emergency surgical treatment. * The anesthesia method is general anesthesia * I or the patient's family have carefully read and signed the informed consent form * Serum procalcitonin (PCT) at inflammatory levels or leukocytosis (\>12×109/L) or leukopenia (\<4×109/L) or \>10% naive leukocytes Exclusion Criteria: * Have a history of local anesthesia drug allergy * Pregnant patients * Patients receiving renal replacement therapy * Patients with arrhythmias or heart failure (second or third-degree atrioventricular block or left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) * Preoperative platelet count\<80 × 109/L * Patients who require secondary surgery for postoperative anastomotic fistula * Patients who have participated in other clinical studies
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Locations
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Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan university
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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