New monitoring technique may shield kidneys during liver surgery
NCT ID NCT07141693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new way to monitor kidney oxygen levels during liver surgery to try to prevent acute kidney injury (AKI). 80 adults having liver surgery were randomly assigned to either standard care or extra monitoring that triggered a step-by-step treatment plan if oxygen levels dropped. The goal was to see if this approach could reduce the number of patients who develop AKI after surgery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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45 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: * Age ≥ 45 years * Scheduled for elective hepatectomy * Planned for general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation * BMI \< 30 kg/m2 * Preoperative ultrasound shows renal cortical to skin distance ≤ 4 cm * ASA classification I-III * Consenting to participate and signing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Liver transplantation surgery * Preoperative renal dysfunction or requirement for dialysis treatment; * Contraindications to vasoactive drugs such as norepinephrine or dopamine as determined by the clinician; * Severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency (severe arrhythmia, heart failure, respiratory failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), or a serious cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event within the last six months before randomization (such as acute heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.); * Patient refusal to participate or current participation in another experimental study; * Other factors deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the researcher.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chinese PLA General Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100853, China
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