Low Tidal Volume Ventilation With Hyperoxia Avoidance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass (The FOCUS Trial)

December 22, 2025 updated by: Marta Kelava, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

The eFfect of cOntinuous Low Tidal Volume Ventilation With Hyperoxia Avoidance During CardiopUlmonary Bypass "FOCUS" Trial Blood Samples

This is a multi-institutional study (CCF, UPMC, OSU) evaluating different ventilation strategies during cardiopulmonary bypass on mortality and postoperative pulmonary complications, with sub-study investigating 8-iso-prostaglandin F2a and sRAGE levels.

Study Overview

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The investigators will evaluate the effect of low tidal volume with varying FiO2 fractions during cardiopulmonary bypass on postoperative mortality and pulmonary complications. This will be a prospective, pragmatic, cluster randomized trial including all eligible adult cardiac surgical patients requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. Each week, all operating rooms will be randomized to one of three possible ventilation strategies during the period of cardiopulmonary bypass: 1) continuous low tidal volume ventilation with inspired oxygen fraction at 1.0, 2) continuous low tidal volume ventilation with inspired oxygen fraction at 0.21, and 3) no ventilation (apnea). The investigators will anticipate increase in plasma sRAGE and 8-iso-prostaglandin F2a levels in all three groups of patients during CPB with the highest levels immediately after cross-clamp release. The investigators will anticipate significant difference with at least 25% lower sRAGE levels in this group. The sub-study will also provide preliminary data on the behavior of the 8-iso-prostaglandin F2a which will be useful in further investigation of other targeted interventions to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury to the lung during routine cardiac surgical operations.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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5502

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >18 years of age
  • Male and female patients undergoing elective cardiac surgeries requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.

Exclusion Criteria:

Emergency surgeries, surgeries requiring lung isolation and one-lung ventilation (OLV), heart or lung transplants, and mechanical circulatory support device implantation pulmonary thrombendarterectomies.

  • Surgeries requiring one-lung ventilation will be excluded because of the inability to employ study intervention and the differential treatment of the lungs likely confounding any potential effect from the planned intervention.
  • Lung transplant surgeries will be excluded for similar reasons as well as other confounding effects affecting the primary composite outcome.
  • Heart transplants and mechanical circulatory support device implantation surgeries will be excluded because these patients already receive intervention as part of the institutional protocol at the primary study site.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Continuous low-tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 0.21
The investigator will investigate the effect of continuous low tidal volume ventilation with hyperoxia avoidance (using FiO2 of 0.21) on PPCs and 30-day mortality compared to low-tidal volume ventilation (with FiO2 of 0.21) or apnea during CPB, and during the sub-study.
Other: Continuous low-tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 0.21
The continuous low-tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 0.21 will be defined as the tidal volume of 3 mL/kg IBW (up to maximum 200 mL), 0.21 of FiO2, respiratory rate of 5 per minute, and PEEP 5 cm H20). A recruitment maneuver with 30 cm H2O for 10 seconds will be performed before starting the selected ventilation mode in all patients. During the sub-study extra blood samples will be drawn before and after CPB.
Active Comparator: Continuous low tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 1.0
The investigator will investigate the effect of low tidal volume lung ventilation with hyperoxia avoidance (FiO2 of 0.21) on PPCs and mortality compared to hyperoxic low-tidal volume ventilation (with FiO2 of 1.0) or apnea during CPB, and during the sub-study.
Other: Continuous low tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 1.0
The continuous low-tidal volume ventilation with using FiO2 of 1.0 will be defined as the tidal volume of 3 mL/kg IBW (up to maximum 200 mL), 1.0 of FiO2, respiratory rate of 5 per minute, and PEEP 5 cm H20). A recruitment maneuver with 30 cm H2O for 10 seconds will be performed before starting the selected ventilation mode in all patients. During the sub-study extra blood samples will be drawn before and after CPB.
Active Comparator: Apnea
The investigator will investigate the effect of apnea during on PPCs and mortality compared to hyperoxic low-tidal volume ventilation (with FiO2 of 1.0) or hyperoxia avoidance (FiO2 of 0.21) during CPB, and during the sub-study..
Other: Apnea During CPB
There will be no ventilation used. But, during the sub-study part of the Apnea CPB extra blood samples will be drawn before and after CPB.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Occurrence of Composite including STS 30 day Mortality and postoperative pulmonary complications
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Composite including STS 30-day mortality and postoperative pulmonary complications defined a early respiratory failure defined as PaO2/FiO2 ratio<200 mmHg at any time within the first 24 hours of ICU admission, postoperative reintubation during the hospital stay, prolonged ventilation, pneumonia, pleural effusion requiring drainage, pneumothorax requiring intervention, and readmission due to: pleural effusion requiring intervention, or pneumonia.
Within 30 days of surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
CPB time
Time Frame: During surgery
Duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (STS defined)
During surgery
ICU LOS
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
ICU length of stay (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Early respiratory failure - PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg at any time within the first 24 hours of ICU admission
Time Frame: 24 hours
PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg at any time within the first 24 hours of ICU admission
24 hours
Hospital LOS
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Hospital length of stay (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Reintubation
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Reintubation (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Need for tracheostomy
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Need for tracheostomy (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Pleural effusion requiring drainage
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Pleural effusion requiring drainage (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Pneumonia
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
Pneumonia (STS defined)
Within 30 days of surgery
Readmission
Time Frame: within 30 days of surgery
Readmission due to respiratory complication or need for thoracentesis and chest tube insertion (STS defined)
within 30 days of surgery
30-day mortality
Time Frame: Within 30 days of surgery
STS defined in hospital mortality
Within 30 days of surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Ohio State University
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Marta Kelava, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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September 20, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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March 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 20, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 20, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 27, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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December 30, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 22, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 21-447

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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