Sweat sensor may predict blood pressure danger in elderly cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07481851
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether measuring skin conductance—a sign of nervous system activity—can predict dangerous drops in blood pressure after spinal anesthesia in elderly cancer patients. Researchers will monitor 102 patients aged 65 and older undergoing urologic cancer surgery. If skin conductance proves reliable, it could offer a simple, noninvasive way to identify high-risk patients and improve safety during surgery.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, noninvasive way to identify elderly cancer patients at risk of low blood pressure during surgery, helping doctors prevent complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study, not a treatment trial. The results may not apply to all patients or settings, and skin conductance might not reliably predict hypotension.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 102 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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May 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
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Who is studied
The study population will consist of geriatric patients aged 65 years and older who are scheduled to undergo elective urologic oncology surgery under spinal anesthesia at a tertiary oncology training and research hospital. Eligible patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be prospectively enrolled. Perioperative skin conductance and hemodynamic parameters will be monitored to evaluate the association between sympathetic nervous system activity and the development of spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 65 years and older * Patients scheduled for elective urologic oncology surgery under spinal anesthesia * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Patients who provide written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate or inability to provide informed consent * Contraindication to spinal anesthesia (e.g., infection at puncture site, coagulopathy) * Severe cardiac conduction abnormalities or presence of a cardiac pacemaker * Severe autonomic dysfunction or known neuropathy affecting autonomic responses * Use of medications that significantly affect autonomic nervous system activity * Baseline hypotension or hemodynamic instability before spinal anesthesia * Inability to obtain reliable skin conductance measurements (e.g., severe skin lesions at electrode placement site)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital Clinic of Anesthesiology and Rea
RECRUITINGAnkara, Yenimahalle, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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