Could less oxygen be better? new trial tests safer waking after surgery
NCT ID NCT07293286
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares giving 30% versus 100% oxygen to patients just before they wake up from abdominal surgery. The goal is to see if a lower oxygen level reduces the chance of low blood oxygen after the breathing tube is removed. About 590 adults will take part, and the results could help improve recovery in the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oxygen
- What this could lead to
- If 30% oxygen works better, it could lead to a safer, standard way to wake patients after surgery, reducing breathing problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no phase, so results may not change practice. The benefit may be small or not apply to all patients.
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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 590 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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: * Patients aged 18-65 years old, scheduled for elective abdominal surgery in general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation; ASA I-III grade; cardiac function 1-2 grade; 18 kg/m2 \< BMI \< 28 kg/m2; Preoperative SpO2 ≥ 94% without oxygen supplementation at rest; pre-anesthesia assessment shows no difficult airway, no difficulty with mask ventilation, no difficulty in intubation during tracheal insertion, and no difficulty in extubation as expected. Exclusion Criteria: * Respiratory infection recently, or atelectasis, inflammation, fibrosis, or pleural effusion by chest CT preoperatively. History thoracic surgery and fractures of the sternum or ribs, chest deformity, difficulty in raising both upper limbs, or scoliosis. High risk of reflux aspiration. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (e.g., Child-Pugh class C liver disease, or requiring dialysis). Limb movement disorders. Mask ventilation or intubation difficulty during anesthesia induction. Occurrence of severe allergy, massive bleeding, suspected pulmonary embolism, pulmonary edema, myocardial injury, or cardiopulmonary arrest during surgery. Currently participating in other clinical studies, which may have an impact on this study. Inability to cooperate well for mental disorder, or hypophrenia.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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