Clinical trials: Chest Tube Removal
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
The Effect of a Combined Drainage Strategy in Uniportal Upper Lung Lobectomy
Traditional drainage for uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a routine method, usually with one or two chest tubes at intercostal incisions, but postoperative pain due to the chest tube and unsatisfied…
- Trial name
- NCT04461652
- Testing
- prophylactic air-extraction catheter drainage
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Tongji University
Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax
Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes
Discharging patients home with air leak and chest tube to portable drainage device after thoracic resection is cost effective and safe without compromising patients outcome or satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT01551082
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
Pneumothorax, Cardiac Surgery
Nurse-performed Lung Ultrasound Versus Chest Radiography for Detection of Pneumothorax.
This is a prospective, single-center, observational, cross-sectional cohort study, comparing nurse-performed bedside lung ultrasound to standard portable CXR, for the detection of pneumothorax in the cardiac surgery patient…
- Trial name
- NCT04678726
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound assessment for ruling out pneumothorax
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Chest Tube, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality Forest Sounds and Patient Outcomes During Chest Tube Removal
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of listening to nature sounds in a virtual reality forest on pain, vital signs, comfort, and patient satisfaction during chest tube removal.
- Conditions
- Chest Tube, Virtual Reality, Chest Tube Removal
- Trial name
- NCT07457788
- Testing
- Virtual Reality with Nature Sounds
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Drainage
Improved Drainage Strategy for Patients With Lung Wedge Resection
This study evaluates the viability and safety of two-lumen catheterization versus complete omission of chest tube in patients with lung wedge resection.
- Trial name
- NCT04207671
- Testing
- Complete omission of chest tube, Improved drainage strategy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
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
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)
Lung Neoplasms, Pulmonary Surgical Procedures
Staple-line Reinforcement for Prevention of Pulmonary Air Leakage
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of FORESEAL with stapling alone or associated with tissue sealant or glue in terms of air leakage duration after lung resection for cancer.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasms, Pulmonary Surgical Procedures, Surgical Staplers, Tissue Adhesives
- Trial name
- SPIRAL (NCT00925444)
- Testing
- FOREseal, Stapling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Chest Tube Removal
Effect of Cold Application on Patient's Pain and Vital Signs During Chest Tube Removal.
In this study, the effect of cold application used during and after chest tube removal on pain and vital signs in infants and children in the 0-3 age group will be examined.
- Trial name
- NCT05046834
- Testing
- cold application, cold application until 13.6 C
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman 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
Chest Tube Removal, Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
Foot Reflexology to Reduce Pain and Anxiety Before Chest Tube Removal
In open heart surgeries, patients experience severe pain due to tissue trauma, damage to intercostal nerves, and muscle spasm due to pulling tubes from the mediastinal space and between the pleural leaves pull during chet tube…
- Conditions
- Chest Tube Removal, Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05032469
- Testing
- Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Ovarian Cancer
Diaphragmatic Resection And Gynecological Ovarian Neoplasm
Prospective randomized phase IV study aimed to value the impact of diaphragmatic surgery and the useful of intra-operatory thoracic drain in advanced ovarian cancer.
- Trial name
- DRAGON (NCT03543462)
- Testing
- thoracic Drain Tube 24 Fr.
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Trauma
Establishing Safe Drainage Limits for Pleural Chest Tube Removal.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate a safe threshold for when to remove chest tubes in patients based on the amount of drainage present.
- Trial name
- NCT00574002
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Pneumothorax, Chest Tube
Risk of Pneumothorax With and Without Chest Tube Clamping in Patients With Pleural Pathology
Through this randomized controlled clinical trial, we aim to identify whether there is a difference in the incidence of 24 hour pneumothorax after chest tube removal, in two blindly randomized groups of patients: The first group…
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax, Chest Tube, Pleural Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05243316
- Testing
- Clamping, Non Clampling
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico
Lung Diseases, Interstitial, Pulmonary Nodule, Solitary
Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection
After performing VATS pulmonary wedge resections, a chest tube is routinely left in the pleural cavity to drain possible air leaks and fluid accumulations.
- Trial name
- NOTUBE (NCT00841750)
- Testing
- Do not leave a chest tube in the pleural cavity., Do leave a chest tube in the pleural cavity.
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle
Lung Surgery, Chest Tube Removal
Patient Reported Outcomes Targeting Early Chest Tube Removal (PROTECTR) Study
This study is a single centre, prospective clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of implementing a same day chest tube removal protocol in patients undergoing Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) anatomical…
- Conditions
- Lung Surgery, Chest Tube Removal, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
- Trial name
- PROTECTR (NCT06444854)
- Testing
- early chest tube removal
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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, Children
The Effects of EMLA Cream and Cold Application on Pain, Fear and Vital Signs Before Chest Tube Removal in Children
This study is being conducted to determine the effect of EMLA cream and cold application on pain, fear and vital signs before chest tube removal in children aged 7-18 years.
- Conditions
- Chest Tube Removal, Children, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT06913855
- Testing
- EMLA Cream, Cold application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
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
Heart Surgery, Chest Tube
Timing for Removal of Chest Tubes in Adult Cardiac Surgery
Rationale: Evidence regarding the timing of chest tube removal after cardiac surgery is sparse. The timing of chest tubes removal constitutes a balancing act between risk of retained blood syndrome, infection, patient discomfort…
- Conditions
- Heart Surgery, Chest Tube, Effusion Pleural, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04487262
- Testing
- Cardiac surgery
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 515 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital Skejby