Could a simple breathing trick during surgery save your lungs?
NCT ID NCT07325812
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether doing periodic lung recruitment maneuvers (a technique to reopen collapsed lung areas) during spine surgery helps reduce lung collapse compared to the standard single-time approach. Sixty adults having elective spine surgery while lying face-down will be randomly assigned to either periodic or standard maneuvers. Lung health will be checked using ultrasound, a non-invasive imaging method.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver (a breathing technique to reopen collapsed lung areas during surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better way to protect patients' lungs during spine surgery, reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The technique is already used routinely, so any benefit may be modest.
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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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About 60 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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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 65 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 65 years * Scheduled for elective lumbar spine surgery under general anesthesia * Surgery planned to be performed in the prone position * Expected surgical duration of at least 2 hours * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m² * History of thoracic surgery * Known or suspected chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restrictive lung disease) * Clinically significant cardiac disease * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Known airway anomalies Intraoperative surgical duration shorter than 2 hours Refusal or inability to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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