Clinical Significance of Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver During Bariatric Surgery

June 15, 2026 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

The ventilation of the patient under general anesthesia is an old problem and extensively studied, especially in visceral surgery, higher risk of postoperative complications. Studies have recently shown the impact of a lung-protective ventilation in visceral surgery, however obese patients are often excluded, and alveolar recruitment maneuver has never been studied independently.

The investigators are conducting a randomized controlled prospective study to investigate the clinical value to achieve alveolar recruitment maneuver routinely in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

The objective is to show the reduction in dyspnea, oxygen dependency: reflection of atelectasis and the incidence of postoperative complications.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

230

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Nice, France, 06003
        • CHU de Nice

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients surgery for bariatric surgery (sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric banding ablation)
  • planned surgery,
  • ASA 1-2-3,

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe COPD
  • Severe emphysema,
  • Pneumothorax,
  • Right sided heart failure,
  • Severe heart failure
  • Emergency surgery,
  • ASA 4

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control group
Procedure: Anesthesia: standardized
Experimental: Protocol Group
Procedure: Anesthesia: alveolar recruitment maneuver

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
occurrence of dyspnea
Time Frame: 2 hours
2 hours
oxygen saturation
Time Frame: 2 hours
2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mathilde SEVERAC, Dr, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 22, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 14, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

October 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 15, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15-PP-11

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