Manual Versus Autoflow Ventilation During Anesthesia Inductıon in Geriatric Patients

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Conditions studied: Cerebral Oxygenation, Peripheral Oxygenation, Geriatrics, Ventilation, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

In brief

The objective of this study is to compare the effects of manual ventilation and AutoFlow ventilation, administered during the induction of general anesthesia, on cerebral (s-rSO₂) and peripheral (somatic) oxygenation (p-rSO₂) in geriatric patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07582913

Run by

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

People needed

106

Starts

2026-05-13

Expected to finish

2026-12-05

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-15

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 65 years and older.
• Patients scheduled to undergo elective surgery requiring endotracheal intubation under general anesthesia.
• Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I, II, or III.
• Volunteer patients who are willing to participate and provide written informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with severe heart failure or severe pulmonary disease.
• Patients with a presence or history of brain tumors or cerebrovascular accidents (CVA/stroke).
• Patients with impaired cooperation or cognitive dysfunction (e.g., dementia, delirium, Alzheimer's disease).
• Patients with a known history or preoperative prediction of a difficult airway.
• Patients with a known allergy to the monitoring sensor materials.

Where it is running

• Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation — Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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