New pulse monitor could sharpen fluid decisions in major surgery
NCT ID NCT04871620
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a new pulse contour device can accurately detect increases in stroke volume during a fluid challenge in patients undergoing high-risk abdominal surgery. Researchers will compare the device's readings to those from transthoracic echocardiography. The goal is to improve how doctors manage fluids during surgery to keep the heart pumping effectively.
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 accurate, this device could help doctors give fluids more precisely during surgery, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on accuracy, not patient outcomes. The device may not prove reliable enough for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2016
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients scheduled for intermediate and high-risk abdominal surgery were eligible to participate
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Adult patient ASA status 1-3 who were orally informed and did refuse to participate. * Patient in whom general anesthesia with tracheal intubation were planned. * Patient in whom an arterial catheter and a monitoring of cardiac output by esophageal Doppler were indicated for hemodynamic optimization * Patient with cardiac sinusal mode Exclusion Criteria: * Patient \< 18-year-old * Cardiac arrythmia * Patient with anomaly in oro-pharyngo-esophageal tractus * Patients with hemostasis anomaly (PT \< 30%, platelets \< 50 000 elements/mm3) * Patient in whom the cardiac output monitoring or measurement was not possible by Esophageal Doppler or echography * Patients in whom cardiac arrythmia occurred during the procedure of hemodynamic optimization.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de NIMES
Nîmes, 30029, France
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