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Lung CancerNCT01747889

Objective and Subjective Outcomes of an Electronic Chest Drainage System

A study testing electronic chest drainage system in people with Lung Cancer, run by Ospedali Riuniti Ancona at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study is designed to compare the Thopaz chest tube drainage system to the traditional collection chamber system. The Thopaz system is already in clinical use in the United States and throughout the world. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
electronic chest drainage system
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
400 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Jan 2013to Dec 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Able and willing to read, understand, and provide written Informed Consent
  • Age range of 18-90 years
  • Patients undergoing a segmentectomy, lobectomy, or bilobectomy. Both open and minimally invasive (thoracoscopic or robotic) resections are acceptable.

Who cannot join

  • Patients unstable enough to require ICU care upon completion of the resection
  • Redo thoracotomies

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Ospedali Riuniti Ancona

    Ancona, 60122

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Objective and Subjective Outcomes of an Electronic Chest Drainage System Versus Traditional Devices: a Randomized Comparison

This study is designed to compare the Thopaz chest tube drainage system to the traditional collection chamber system. The Thopaz system is already in clinical use in the United States and throughout the world. As such, this study is not evaluating safety or efficacy of this system both of which have already been demonstrated. This study's primary aim is to determine whether the use of a digital chest drainage system compared with a traditional system affects duration of chest drainage and length of hospital stay.

Furthermore, we aim to determine whether the use of a digital chest drainage system compared with a traditional system increases the total distance of ambulation in the first 48 hours after thoracic surgery and affects overall patient satisfaction in the peri-operative period.

Finally, we want to determine whether the aforementioned outcomes relative to the chest tube drainage systems differ in different parts of the world.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
electronic chest drainage system
Keywords
chest tube, lung resection, patient satisfaction, mobility
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Patient Satisfaction

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • electronic chest drainage systemDevice

    Patients in the intervention arm are connected to Thopaz, electronic drainage system immediately after closure of the chest, patients in the control group are connected to a traditional system. Chest tubes in both groups are then connected to suction of -20 cmH2O and maintained at that level until post-operative day #1.

    On the morning of post-operative day #1, presence of air leak will be recorded on suction. Then, suction will be decreased to -8 cmH2O (so-called water seal). At that time, management of chest tube drainage and decision for chest tube removal will be dictated by clinical signs, symptoms, and surgeon preference following the standard clinical algorithm for post-operative care of general thoracic patients

Study groups in NCT01747889
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Electronic systemExperimentalpatients managed with an electronic chest drainage system
Receives: Device: electronic chest drainage system
traditional systemNo interventionpatients managed with a traditional analogue chest drainage system

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Duration of chest tubes

    Measured: date of chest tube removal

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. total distance of ambulation in the first 48 postoperative hours

    Measured: 48 hours after surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Dec 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2013
  3. Primary completionDec 2013
  4. Study completionDec 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
400 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01747889
Sponsor's protocol ID
PATSAT-2012-1
Status last verified
Mar 2016
First submitted
7 Dec 2012
Last updated
29 Mar 2016
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Pompili C, Detterbeck F, Papagiannopoulos K, Sihoe A, Vachlas K, Maxfield MW, Lim HC, Brunelli A. Multicenter international randomized comparison of objective and subjective outcomes between electronic and traditional chest drainage systems. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Aug;98(2):490-6; discussion 496-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.043. Epub 2014 Jun 4.

    PubMed 24906602

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing electronic chest drainage system in people with Lung Cancer, run by Ospedali Riuniti Ancona at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Mar 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Duration of chest tubes (time frame: date of chest tube removal). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01747889, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Mar 2016.

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