Effect of Mechanical Power-based Lung-protective Ventilation During One-lung Ventilation

August 25, 2026 updated by: Heejoon Jeong, Samsung Medical Center

Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Between Mechanical Power-based Versus Conventional Lung Protective Ventilation During One-lung Ventilation: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a mechanical power-based lung-protective ventilation strategy during one-lung ventilation reduces the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in adult patients undergoing lung resection surgery.

Mechanical power during pressure-regulated volume control mode is calculated using the formula below.

Mechanical power (J/min) = 0.098 x respiratory rate x tidal volume x (inspiratory airway pressure above positive end-expiratory pressure + positive end-expiratory pressure)

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does a mechanical power-based lung-protective ventilation strategy significantly lower the incidence of major postoperative pulmonary complications compared to conventional ventilation?
  • How does this strategy impact intraoperative hemodynamic and vital profiles (e.g., blood pressure, cardiac output, vasopressor requirements, and blood oxygen saturation) during one-lung ventilation?

Participants will:

  • Be randomized to receive either a mechanical power-based lung-protective ventilation strategy or a conventional lung-protective ventilation strategy exclusively during one-lung ventilation.
  • Be closely monitored for the occurrence of major postoperative pulmonary complications (atelectasis, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and pulmonary aspiration) and adverse events for 1 month postoperatively.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

164

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 Contact

  • Name: Heejoon Jeong Anesthesiologist, Professor, MD
  • Phone Number: +82-2-3410-0841
  • Email: heejoonjeong@skku.edu

Study Locations

      • Seoul, South Korea, 06351
        • Samsung Medical Center
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Heejoon Jeong, MD
        • Contact:
          • Heejoon Jeong Anesthesiologist, Professor, MD
          • Phone Number: +82-2-3410-0841
          • Email: heejoonjeong@skku.edu

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III
  • Elective thoracic surgery requiring lung lobectomy under one-lung ventilation
  • Age 18 years or older
  • Written informed consent obtained from the patient

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior history of thoracic surgery
  • Emergency surgery
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Known contraindication to one-lung ventilation
  • Inability to provide informed consent or cooperate with the study protocol

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mechanical power-based lung protective ventilation group
Patients in this group will receive the mechanical power-based lung-protective ventilation strategy during one-lung ventilation.

Initial Settings

1) Tidal Volume: 4-6 mL/kg of predicted body weight 2) Positive End-Expiratory Pressure: Set to the value that minimizes driving pressure 3) Respiratory Rate: Adjusted to maintain an end-tidal carbon dioxide of 35-45 mmHg Protocol

  1. If mechanical power exceeds 7 J/min, decrease the respiratory rate by 1 and reduce the tidal volume by 5%, then maintain these settings for 1 minute.
  2. If mechanical power remains above 7 J/min after 1 minute, further decrease the respiratory rate by 1 and reduce the tidal volume by an additional 5%, then maintain for 1 minute.
  3. If end-tidal carbon dioxide exceeds 50 mmHg, perform arterial blood gas analysis to check arterial pH.
  4. If arterial pH drops below 7.2, the intervention will be discontinued, and the patient will be withdrawn from the study and treated with conventional treatment.
Active Comparator: Conventional ventilation group
Patients in this group will receive the conventional lung-protective ventilation strategy during one-lung ventilation.

Ventilator Settings

  • Tidal Volume: 4-6 mL/kg of predicted body weight
  • Positive End-Expiratory Pressure: 5 cmH2O
  • Respiratory Rate: Adjusted to maintain an end-tidal carbon dioxide of 35-45 mmHg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Postoperative pulmonary complication
Time Frame: From enrollment to 7 days postoperatively

Composite of respiratory diagnoses that share common pathophysiological mechanisms, including pulmonary collapse and airway contamination:

  1. atelectasis detected on computed tomography or chest radiograph,
  2. pneumonia using United States Centers for Disease Control criteria,
  3. acute respiratory distress syndrome using the Berlin consensus definition, and
  4. pulmonary aspiration (clear clinical history AND radiological evidence).
From enrollment to 7 days postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clavien-Dindo classification
Time Frame: From enrollment to 30 days postoperatively

The Clavien-Dindo classification is a standardized grading system for postoperative complications based on the therapeutic treatment required to manage the complication.

The Clavien-Dindo classification grades surgical complications according to the invasiveness and complexity of the therapy needed to treat them, ranging from any deviation from the normal postoperative course to death.

Grading Scale Overview Grade I: Any deviation from the normal postoperative course without the need for pharmacological treatment.

Grade II: Requiring pharmacological treatment with drugs other than those allowed for Grade I complications Grade III: Requiring surgical, endoscopic, or radiological intervention. Grade IV: Life-threatening complication. Grade V: Death of a patient

From enrollment to 30 days postoperatively

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

August 30, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

August 19, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2026

Last Verified

August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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