Keeping patients at the right temperature during surgery may protect their brain
NCT ID NCT07378371
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a step-by-step plan to manage body temperature during a long surgery can lower the chance of postoperative delirium (sudden confusion). The surgery is for a rare abdominal tumor called pseudomyxoma peritonei and involves heated chemotherapy. The trial will compare the proactive temperature plan to standard care in 174 adults aged 18-80.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Goal-directed temperature management (a procedure to keep body temperature in a specific range during surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to lower the risk of confusion after complex abdominal surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (174 people) testing a procedure, not a drug. The approach may not reduce delirium or could be hard to apply in other hospitals.
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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 174 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: * Adult patients (aged 18-80 years). American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I to III. Scheduled for elective Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP). Written informed consent obtained from the participant or legally authorized representative. Exclusion Criteria: * Known diagnosis of dementia, major neurocognitive disorder, or severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia) documented in the medical record. Acute central nervous system pathology likely to confound delirium assessment (e.g., recent stroke, active seizure disorder, or traumatic brain injury). Severe sensory or language barriers precluding valid cognitive screening (e.g., profound deafness or blindness, or language barriers not correctable with translation). Preoperative coma, mechanical ventilation, or deep sedation precluding reliable baseline assessment. Emergency surgery or repeat CRS-HIPEC during the same hospital admission. History of alcohol or substance abuse likely to precipitate withdrawal symptoms.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aerospace Center Hospital
Beijing, China
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