Waking up right after heart surgery: a new anesthesia approach tested
NCT ID NCT07207421
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special 'ultra-fast-track' anesthesia method helps patients recover faster after coronary artery bypass surgery. In this approach, patients wake up and have their breathing tube removed in the operating room or within the first hour, instead of later in the ICU. The trial involved 100 adults having planned bypass surgery and measured how much heart-support medication they needed, their pain levels, and how quickly they recovered.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ultra-Fast-Track Anesthesia (a procedure to wake patients quickly after heart surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help patients recover faster after bypass surgery, with less time in the ICU and fewer heart-support drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 100 patients. Results may not apply to all heart surgery patients, and faster extubation could increase risks like breathing problems.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Adults aged ≥18 years undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) * Patients suitable for Ultra-Fast-Track anesthesia as determined by the anesthesia team * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency CABG or combined cardiac procedures (e.g., valve surgery) * Preoperative shock or requirement for mechanical ventilation * Severe pulmonary disease (e.g., GOLD stage 3-4 COPD, home oxygen therapy) * Severe hepatic failure or end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis * Pregnancy * Inability to provide informed consent or follow-up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Adıyaman University Training and Research Hospital
Adıyaman, Adıyaman Province, 02200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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