New ventilator settings may protect elderly lungs after keyhole surgery
NCT ID NCT06517550
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adjusting a ventilator's pressure settings to each patient could reduce lung complications in older adults after upper abdominal keyhole surgery. 136 patients aged 60-80 took part. The approach aims to improve oxygen levels and lower the risk of pneumonia or other breathing issues after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a standard way to set ventilators for elderly patients during surgery, reducing lung complications after upper abdominal laparoscopy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 136 participants. The results may not apply to all elderly patients or surgeries, and the approach may not significantly reduce complications in broader practice.
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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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136 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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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60 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * ASA\<III、 general anesthesia, 60-80 years, BMI\<30kg/m2, pneumoperitoneum time\>0.5h, laparoscopic surgery on the upper abdomen (stomach, liver, gallbladder) Exclusion Criteria: * Severe anemia (Hb\<60g/L), OSA, severe COPD (FEV1\<30% pre), asthma, bronchiectasis, preoperative pulmonary infection, respiratory failure, thoracic deformity, postoperative return to ICU, heart function grade III-IV, severe liver and kidney dysfunction (Child B or C, dialysis), intraoperative bleeding greater than 30% of blood volume.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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