Clinical trials: Chest Tube Removal
Iatrogenic Injury, Iatrogenic Disease
A Novel Technique to Remove Iatrogenic Pulmonary Parenchymal Chest Tube (PPcT): A Retrospective Analysis From a Tertiary Care Thoracic Surgery Centre
Iatrogenic Pulmonary Parenchymal chest Tube (PPcT) placement is a recognized but underreported complication of tube thoracostomy, described both in the subcontinent and worldwide.
- Trial name
- PPcT (NCT07148661)
- Testing
- Removal of PPcT
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Chest Tube Removal
Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Pain, Anxiety and Comfort During Chest Tube Removal Procedure
Chest tubes are used to eliminate possible acute or chronic problems that may occur after trauma or surgical interventions to the chest area.
- Trial name
- NCT06550323
- Testing
- Group using virtual reality glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hale Rumeysa Seçer
Anxiety, Chest Tube Removal
Virtual Reality-Based Breathing Yoga Before Chest Tube Removal After Cardiac Surgery
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of virtual reality-based breathing yoga applied before chest tube removal on pain and anxiety in patients after cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Chest Tube Removal, Pain After Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07794709
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Breathing Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sennur Kula Şahin
Pneumothorax and Air Leak, Pneumothorax
Urine Bag Usage Versus Chest Drain Clamping After Lung Resection Surgeries
Investigators will compare two different approaches of postoperative drainage after the standard water-seal drain has been used efficiently; one is by using urine bag and check it get blown by the leaked air, two is by using…
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax and Air Leak, Pneumothorax, Pleura Injury, Pleural Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT05230420
- Testing
- Clamping, Urine bag
- Where
- 4 sites in Egypt, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Quds University
Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax
Suturing With U-Technique Versus Un-Reapproximated Wound Edges During Removal of Closed Thoracostomy Tube Drain
The study will be carried out by the principal investigator and his team at the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Chest Trauma, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- SUTURE (NCT04193241)
- Testing
- Closure of chest tube wound
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ibadan
Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Complications
Study of CPAP as Intervention After Lung Resection
The aim of this study was to compare the oxygenation index (OI), dyspnea, and pain scale and evaluate the duration of thoracic drainage and pleural air leaks after lung resection in two groups of patients: chest physiotherapy…
- Trial name
- CPAP (NCT01285648)
- Testing
- Cpap
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Lung, Lung Adenocarcinoma
Reinforced and Non-Reinforced Staple Lines in Fissureless Lobectomy
Prolonged Air Leak (PAL) is a common and serious problem after lung surgery. It can lead to worse patient outcomes, longer hospital stays, and higher costs.
- Conditions
- Lung, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Lung Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
- Trial name
- NCT06602661
- Testing
- Fissureless Lobectomy with Reinforced Staple Lines, Fissureless Lobectomy with Non-Reinforced Staple Lines
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group
Open-Heart Surgery
Effect of Box Breathing Before Chest Tube Removal After Open-Heart Surgery
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of box breathing performed before chest tube removal on pain, anxiety, dyspnea, and hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07808658
- Testing
- Box breathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
The Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain and Anxiety Levels During Chest Tube Removal
The Effect of Virtual Reality
Chest tubes are routinely required during cardiothoracic procedures in open-heart surgeries. Postoperatively, these tubes are typically removed within 24-48 hours, and the removal process often causes patients to experience…
- Trial name
- NCT07283172
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Giresun University
Chest Tube Removal
Effect of Warm Footbath Combined With Relaxation Exercise on Pain and Anxiety During Chest Tube Removal After Cardiac Surgery
Chest tube removal is a widely used surgical procedure, particularly in the post-cardiac surgery period, to maintain cardiopulmonary stability, provide mediastinal drainage, and prevent potential complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07585240
- Testing
- Relaxation Exercises, Warm Water Foot Bath
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Igdir University
Local Application / Packing Too Cold
Effect of Cold Application Materials on Pain During Chest Tube Removal
Background: Despite being an important treatment intervention, chest tube causes severe pain during removal because it attaches to the endothelium in the chest cavity.
- Trial name
- NCT04200859
- Testing
- Cold application
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety
The Effect of Acupressure on Procedural Pain, Anxiety and Hemodynamic Variables During Chest Tube Removal
When the literature was reviewed, many studies were found in which various non-pharmacologic interventions such as reflexology, music therapy, slow and deep breathing exercises, relaxation exercises and cold application were…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety, Hemodynamic Instability
- Trial name
- NCT05875337
- Testing
- Acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Lung Neoplasms, Lung Surgery
Chest dRain rEmoval intrAoperatively afTer thoracOscopic Wedge Resection
Chest drain is used routinely after lung surgery. Despite preliminary studies demonstrate the feasibility and safety of intraoperative chest drain removal, these are either retrospective or mainly concerning benign disease.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasms, Lung Surgery, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Fast-track Surgery
- Trial name
- CREATOR (NCT05358158)
- Testing
- Intraoperative air leak test, Intraoperative chest drain removal, Standard chest drain placement
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Mobility Limitation, Sleep Quality
Use Modular Medical Equipment Vehicle in Mobilization of Patient With Chest Tube
in this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of the modular carrying system on the outcomes of care in the mobilization of patients with a chest tube.
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation, Sleep Quality, Pain, Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT05081856
- Testing
- mobilization with moduler medical equipment carring vehicle
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Nodule
Video Double-Lumen Tube for Secondary Pulmonary Resection
During thoracic surgery, double-lumen endotracheal intubation with one-lung ventilation is routinely performed to optimize surgical exposure, facilitate operative manipulation, and prevent iatrogenic lung injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07467005
- Testing
- Video Double-Lumen Tube Group, Conventional Double-Lumen Tube Group
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Thoracic Surgery Lung, Post-operative Thoracic Air Leak
A Phase II Prospective, Single Blinded, Randomized Trial of Hemopatch Compared to Standard Techniques to Achieve Air Leak Control After Complex Thoracic Surgical Procedures
The purpose of this study is to explore whether the addition of Hemopatch to standard care can reduce prolonged air leaks and shorten the use of air drainage tube after surgery in thoracic lung surgery patients at high risk for…
- Trial name
- Hemopatch (NCT02364791)
- Testing
- standard techniques used to achieve air leak control, Hemopatch
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Naples
Pneumothorax
Lung Ultrasound Versus Chest Radiography for Detection of Pneumothorax
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center annually provides assistance to approximately 600 cardiac surgeries and 1500 trauma patients, many of whom require chest tubes to prevent blood and fluids from accumulating in the pleural…
- Trial name
- LUSvsCXR (NCT06022081)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound to detect pneumothorax.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Lung Cancer
A Study to Evaluate Routine Chest Tube Management After Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
Chest tubes are routinely required after surgical procedures for lung cancer. This device is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the chest wall to remove air or fluid from around your lungs after surgery for lung…
- Trial name
- NCT04913415
- Testing
- Low Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management, Standard Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Pulmonary Wedge Resection
Small-diameter Closed Thoracic Drainage Tube Fixation Method
Objective: To explore the design feasibility and application effect of triple-buffer-system-fixed small-diameter (18 F) thoracic closed drainage tubes following lung wedge resection.
- Trial name
- NCT05601076
- Testing
- fixed with the triple-buffer system, fixed using the conventional lifting platform method
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University
Open Heart Surgery
The Effect of Rapid Relaxation Exercise and Cold Application on Pain, Anxiety, and Satisfaction Before Chest Tube Removal
A chest tube is inserted to drain air, fluid, or blood from the pleural space and is vital for restoring respiratory function in the postoperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT07248085
- Testing
- Cold Application, Rapid Relaxation Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University