# Intraoperative Protective Ventilation in Abdominal Surgery (IMPROVE Study)

> **NCT01282996** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand** · enrollment: 400 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Protective Lung Ventilation Using:
- Low Tidal Volume (6-8 mL/kg Predicted Body Weight)
- PEEP of 6-8 cmH2O
- Intraoperative RMs

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Abdominal surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01282996
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-01
- **Primary completion:** 2012-08
- **Final completion:** 2012-08
- **Target enrollment:** 400 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-10-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01282996

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01282996, "Intraoperative Protective Ventilation in Abdominal Surgery (IMPROVE Study)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01282996. Licensed CC0.

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