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Chest tube suction for Punctured Lung

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Research Sponsored by University of Rochester
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 1 year
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether chest tube suction duration, 24 hours vs 48 hours, prior to water seal affects outcome and length of stay after placement for traumatic pneumothorax.

Eligible Conditions
  • Punctured Lung

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Chest tube dwell time
Secondary outcome measures
Median length of stay
Number of participants with at least one pulmonary complications
Number of participants with reaccumulation of pneumothorax
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: 48 hours of suctionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects with chest tubes kept to -20 cmH2O suction for 48 hours prior to water seal
Group II: 24 hours of suctionActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects with chest tubes kept to -20 cmH2O suction for 24 hours prior to water seal

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of RochesterLead Sponsor
842 Previous Clinical Trials
534,057 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Duration of Chest Tube Suction in Traumatic Pneumothorax
Michael J Nabozny, MD 2021. "Duration of Chest Tube Suction in Traumatic Pneumothorax". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04986527.
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