Could a safer sedative shield kidneys during major abdominal surgery?
NCT ID NCT07674719
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two sedatives—remimazolam and propofol—given during liver or pancreas surgery to see which better prevents acute kidney injury after the operation. The study includes adults aged 19 to 85 scheduled for elective hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery. Researchers aim to find out if remimazolam helps maintain stable blood pressure and reduces kidney damage, especially when fluid intake is limited during surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remimazolam
- What this could lead to
- If remimazolam proves better at protecting kidney function, it could become a preferred sedative for surgeries where fluid intake is limited.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Remimazolam may not reduce kidney injury more than propofol.
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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 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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19 to 85 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: * Ages 19 or older and under 85 * Patients scheduled to undergo elective hepatopancreatic surgery under general anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical grade 1-3 * Those who voluntarily consented to a written informed consent form prior to participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with hypersensitivity to other benzodiazepine drugs, including remimazolam, and to the components of this drug (e.g., patients with severe hypersensitivity to dextran 40) * Patients with hypersensitivity to propofol * Patients with underlying conditions: liver, neurological disorders, or acute narrow-angle glaucoma * Patients with severe or acute respiratory failure * Patients in shock or a coma * Patients taking TCA antidepressants * Patients with preoperative chronic kidney disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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