54,000 patients to reveal the safest oxygen level during surgery
NCT ID NCT07224243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will look at 54,000 adults having surgery with general anesthesia to see how different oxygen levels affect their recovery. Patients will receive lower, intermediate, or higher oxygen during their operation. The goal is to find which oxygen level reduces the risk of organ injury or death within 30 days 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
- oxygen (different concentrations during anesthesia)
- What this could lead to
- If it succeeds, this could identify the best oxygen level to use during surgery to reduce complications like kidney or lung injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational-style trial comparing existing practices, not testing a new drug. Results may show no clear difference or be influenced by other factors.
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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 54,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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 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: * Patient located in a participating operating room * Planned surgery includes tracheal intubation Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is known to be less than 18 years old * Patient is known to be pregnant * Patient is known to be a prisoner. * Patient is American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification-6 (i.e., organ donor) * Patient's planned surgical case includes open heart surgery, defined as surgery on the heart or ascending aorta requiring sternotomy or thoracotomy. * Patient's planned procedure requires prolonged apnea, bronchoscopy, airway surgery, or one-lung ventilation. * Patient's planned surgical case includes use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). * Patient is known to have a history of bleomycin treatment. * Patient was enrolled in the trial in the prior 30 days.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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University of Michigan Hospital
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
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