Robot surgery lung risk: new study aims to find safer settings
NCT ID NCT07610824
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the pressure settings on a breathing machine during robot-assisted prostate surgery affect the lungs afterward. Researchers will use lung ultrasound to check for changes in lung health. The goal is to find better ways to set the breathing machine to protect the lungs during this type of surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose safer breathing machine settings during surgery to reduce lung complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to any changes in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult male patients scheduled for elective robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy at Etlik City Hospital.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Male patients aged between 18 and 80 years. Scheduled for elective robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I, II, or III. Willingness to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate. Severe obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease (e.g., severe COPD, uncontrolled asthma). Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m\^2. Pre-existing severe lung pathology or active pulmonary infection. Hemodynamic instability or severe cardiovascular disease (e.g., severe heart failure, recent myocardial infarction). Requirement for postoperative mechanical ventilation. Emergency surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITINGAnkara, Ankara, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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