New breathing technique may reduce oxygen drops during lung surgery
NCT ID NCT05525312
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a personalized 'open lung' breathing method during lung cancer surgery to see if it prevents low oxygen levels better than standard care. The method adjusts air pressure based on each patient's lung stiffness. 120 adults scheduled for lung cancer removal will be randomly assigned to one of two ventilation strategies.
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 establish a safer way to ventilate patients during lung cancer surgery, reducing the risk of low oxygen levels and lung injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (120 participants) testing a technique already used in other surgeries, so results may not apply broadly or show clear benefit over standard care.
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Study facts
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- 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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * To be over 18 years old, * To be able to attend all scheduled visits and to comply with all trial procedures, * To be scheduled for a lung cancer resection surgery (performed by either video-assisted thoracoscopy or thoracotomy). Exclusion Criteria: * Non-carcinologic indication of lung resection (e.g. Lung volume reduction for bullous emphysema reduction, lung abscess), * Bilateral pulmonary resection surgery or history of lung resection surgery, * Lung resection under sternotomy * Non intubated video-assisted thoracoscopy * Robotic thoracic surgery * Contraindication to esophageal catheter (history of esophageal varices, hepatic cirrhosis child ≥ b, esophageal or gastric surgery, thoracic radiotherapy, latex allergy), * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score ≥ 4, * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease GOLD III or IV (Forced Expiratory Volume, FEV\<50%), * Uncontrolled asthma (FEV \<50%), * Intracardiac shunt, * Hemoglobinopathy making the SpO2 values invalid, * Heart failure NYHA III or IV, * Documented pulmonary hypertension (Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure at rest, mPAP\>20 mmHg), * To be under legal protection, * Unable to read or write, * Lack of informed consent, or unable to give consent, * Refusal to participate in the study, * Pregnancy in progress or planned during the study period, pregnant or nursing women, * Not being affiliated to a French social security system or being a beneficiary of such a system.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Département d'Anesthésie et Réanimation Cardiothoracique - CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34090, France
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