Less oxygen during surgery may protect lungs in elderly patients
NCT ID NCT06359106
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares giving 40% versus 80% oxygen during laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery in patients aged 65 and older. The goal is to see which oxygen level leads to better lung function after surgery. Over 1,100 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two oxygen levels, and their oxygen levels and lung complications will be tracked for 7 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inhaled oxygen (40% or 80% concentration)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that using less oxygen during surgery is safer for older patients' lungs, leading to better recovery guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 4 trial comparing two standard oxygen levels, so it's not testing a new treatment. The results may only apply to older patients having specific laparoscopic surgery, and the difference between groups might be small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 1,176 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- 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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65 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age not less than 65 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists grades I-III * No history of drug allergies or abnormal anesthesia. * The duration of mechanical ventilation was expected to be more than 2 hours. * Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery * The preoperative oxygen saturation was not less than 94%. * The patients will be planned to extubate in the operating room. Exclusion Criteria: * History of acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) within 3 months. * Cardiac function Class IV (New York Heart Association classification) * Chronic renal failure (renal cell filtration rate \<30 ml min-11.73/m2), severe liver disease * Patients with blurred consciousness and cognitive dysfunction * Severe coagulation dysfunction. * Without preoperative oxygen inhalation, blood oxygen level \<94%, and severe pulmonary dysfunction * Patients with endotracheal tubes were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery. * Body mass index (BMI) \>30kg/m2 * Inability to complete the study
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How to take part
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The places running it
16 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, China
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Chifeng Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGChifeng, China
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Dalian Third People's Hospital
RECRUITINGDalian, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
RECRUITINGKunming, China
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First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University
RECRUITINGDalian, China
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First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijia Zhuang, China
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First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, China
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHarbin, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute
RECRUITINGShenyang, China
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Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijia Zhuang, China
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Shenzhen People's Hospita
RECRUITINGShenzhen, China
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Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChendu, China
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YANBIAN University Hospital(Yanbian Hospital)
RECRUITINGYanbian, China
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the First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China
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