New study tests safer tourniquet release for hypertensive surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07290504
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two methods of releasing a tourniquet (a tight band that stops blood flow) during arm surgery in patients with high blood pressure. The goal is to see which method causes less of a sudden drop in blood pressure. The trial will include 68 adults whose blood pressure is controlled with medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tourniquet deflation technique
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a safer way to release tourniquets in hypertensive patients, reducing blood pressure drops during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (68 participants) focused on a short-term blood pressure change, not a long-term outcome. Results may not apply to all patients or surgeries.
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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 68 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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Nov 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 65 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: * Hypertensive patients (controlled on medical treatment more than three months) * Patients scheduled for upper limb orthopedic surgeries using a tourniquet for at least 30 min. * BMI from 18.5 to 29.9 Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * ASA physical status \> II * Multiple orthopedic surgeries * Emergency surgeries * Patient with relative contraindications for tourniquet use
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo university hospitals
RECRUITINGCairo, Egypt
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