# Prophylactic Use of APRV Before Extubation in Morbidly Obese Patients After Cardiac Surgery.

> **NCT07409324** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Ain Shams University** · enrollment: 180 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Morbid Obesity in Cardiac Surgery Patients
- Postoperative Respiratory Dysfunction
- Mechanical Ventilation Strategies

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV)
- **DEVICE:** Conventional Lung-Protective Mechanical Ventilation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07409324
- **Lead sponsor:** Ain Shams University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-02-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-10
- **Final completion:** 2026-11
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07409324

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07409324, "Prophylactic Use of APRV Before Extubation in Morbidly Obese Patients After Cardiac Surgery.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07409324. Licensed CC0.

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