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Mechanical Ventilation in Obese Surgical Patients
NCT07774065 · The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston · Updated 19 Aug 2026
- What is being tested
- Standard PEEP (8 cmH₂O)
- For
- Obese
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 10 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started 29 July 2026, ends 31 July 2027. Registered 19 Aug 2026.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressures (PEEP) setting strategy aimed at minimizing the mechanical power delivered to the lungs via transpulmonary pressure improves postoperative outcomes in obese patients undergoing conventional laparoscopic or robotic-assisted surgery. The objectives are to determine whether this strategy reduces immediate postoperative hypoxemia, and to assess whether it mitigates lung injury as reflected by relevant blood biomarkers.
Sites
- University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonGalveston, Texas, United States