Clinical trials: Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax, Cardiac Surgery
Feasibility Study of Novice-Performed Lung Ultrasound for Pneumothorax Detection After Cardiac Surgery
What is the purpose of this study? This study is being done to find out if medical trainees (such as residents and fellows) can learn to use lung ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax, Cardiac Surgery, Lung Ultrasound, Chest Tube Removal
- Trial name
- CLEARVGRD (NCT07018856)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Jacobo Moreno Garijo
Lung Diseases
MDCT vs. CBCT Guided Percutaneous Lung Nodule Biopsy: A Comparison of Pneumothorax Incidence and Associated Risk Factors
The goal of this study is to determine if cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a viable alternative imaging guidance modality for percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB) in a community hospital-based practice, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT05344430
- Testing
- cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma
A Comparative Study Between Regional Anesthesia in Thoracoscopes and the Conventional General Anesthesia
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is usually performed with general anesthesia and single lung ventilation. However, performing thoracic surgery under awake regional anesthesia has several potential advantages including…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma, Pleural Empyema, Pulmonary Diseases or Conditions
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT05077111)
- Testing
- Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia, General Anesthesia with One Lung Ventilation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Reda Ashour
Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Comparative Study of Nonintubated Anesthesia Versus Intubated General Anesthesia in Single Port Thoracoscopic Bullectomy
Investigators compared the patients' subjective postoperative symptoms and complications between the double lumen endotracheal intubated patients under general anesthesia and non-intubated patients under sedation and local…
- Trial name
- NCT02109510
- Testing
- nonintubated sedation anesthesia with dexmedetomidine IV, ketamine IV and intercostal nerve block with lidocaine infiltration, intubated general anesthesia with propofol IV, rocuronium IV ,sevoflurane and N2O gas, single port thoracoscopic bullectomy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Pneumothorax
Lung Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Pneumothorax Size
Background Assessment of the percentage of lung collapse is crucial in the therapeutic decision-making of pneumothorax. The methods normally used to this purpose are radiological.
- Trial name
- LUS-PNXsize (NCT01572584)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital
HCC
Small and Steatotic Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Percutaneous thermoablation in an effective local curative treatment in patients with cirrhosis and HCC smaller than 3 cm in diameter (BCLC 0-A).
- Trial name
- NCT03428321
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Pneumothorax
Percussion Device (PD) for Detection of Pneumothorax
This study aims to examine the safety and efficacy of the Percussion Device in detecting a pneumothorax in patients that have undergone thoracic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03272815
- Testing
- Percussion Device (PD), Ultrasound (US)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Pneumothorax
Bedside Ultrasound in Detection of Pneumothorax Post Transthoracic Lung Biopsy
Currently chest X-ray (CXR) is the modality used to assess for pneumothorax after transthoracic lung biopsy at the Ottawa Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03397290
- Testing
- Ultrasound (US) Imaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Pneumothorax
Chest Tube Drainage or Thoracoscopic Surgery for Failed Aspiration of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
We hypothesize that VATS is more effective than CTD for management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with aspiration failure. To this end, we will compare two groups of patients who had experienced unsuccessful aspiration of…
- Trial name
- NCT00713362
- Testing
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, chest tube drainage
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Esophageal Cancer, Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis
High Flow Nasal Cannula After Esophagectomy
This study will compare the effect of HFNC versus standard oxygen administration after elective esophagectomy for cancer.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative Pneumonia, Postoperative Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- OSSIGENA1V (NCT05718284)
- Testing
- AIRVO2, STANDARD CARE
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Cristian Deana
Pneumothorax
Hypobaria and Traumatic Pneumothorax
The purpose of this research is to see if people who have had a collapsed lung that has been re-expanded can be safely taken to an elevation that a person might experience while in a commercial airplane without having their lung…
- Trial name
- NCT01670942
- Testing
- hypobaric chamber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Deep Vein Thrombosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
Point-of-care Ultrasound in Finland
This study has two aims. 1. Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common suspected medical condition. If it cannot be excluded clinically and using D-dimer, ultrasound examination is required.
- Conditions
- Deep Vein Thrombosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurism, Pneumothorax, Gallbladder Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03327688
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Ossi Hannula
Atelectasis Neonatal, Pneumothorax and Air Leak
Detection of Atelectasis or Pneumothorax and Resolution With Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) in Newborn Infants
To validate the benefits of recognizing asymmetric lung disease like atelectasis and pneumothorax in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome using electrical impedance tomography
- Trial name
- DePIcT (NCT04848727)
- Testing
- Detecting asymmetric lung disease like atelectasis or pneumothorax with electrical impedance tomography (EIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sharp HealthCare
Pneumothorax Spontaneous Secondary
Stop Air Leak by Talc or Autologous Blood Patch Therapy
Background: A pilot study to assess the feasibility of a randomisation trial protocol comparing intrapleural talc pleurodesis versus autologous blood patch therapy (ABPT) in patients with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP)…
- Trial name
- STOP (NCT06883188)
- Testing
- talc powder, patient's own venous blood
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pneumothorax and Air Leak
The Role of Clamping Before Removal of a Pneumothorax Drain Connected to a Digital Drainage System.
The study will be conducted as a, prospective, open label, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial. In the intervention group; chest tube removal will be determined by air flow criteria as indicated by the digital drainage…
- Trial name
- NCT05180955
- Testing
- Digital drainage system, Digital drainage system + clamping trial
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Isala
Emergencies, Heart Failure
The Use of a Monitoring Device by General Practitioners During Out-of-hours Care
All calls that end up on the out-of-hours general practitioners' service (OHGPS), which contain a demand for an urgent home visit, are passed on to the on-call general practitioner (GP).
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Embolism, Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05222711
- Testing
- Use of the PICO(TM) monitoring device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 866 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Pneumothorax
Current Practice for Management of Pneumothorax in Egypt
There are standard well-known guidelines for pneumothorax management with minimal difference between societies and associations.
- Trial name
- NCT05971511
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pneumothorax
Efficacy and Analgesic Use During the Therapy of Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Using Pleuralvent™ and Chest Tube
The aim of this clinical trial is to compare the efficiency and analgesic use in the therapy of iatrogenic Pneumothorax when using the Pleuralvent™ system in comparison with large bore chest tubes (catheter 16F).
- Trial name
- ASPIRATE (NCT03700554)
- Testing
- Pleuralvent™, Chest tube
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Olomouc
Surgical Complication, COVID-19
The Role of Surgery in Patients With Coronavirus Disease - 19 (COVID-19) Related Thoracic Complications
Thoracic complications directly or indirectly consequence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (including either pathologies strictly related to the infection, or iatrogenic effects of therapeutic attempts to treat it) have…
- Conditions
- Surgical Complication, COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Empyema, Pleural
- Trial name
- SThor-CoV-2 (NCT05204537)
- Testing
- Lung parenchyma resection, Empyemectomy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Pneumothorax
Bio-Seal Biopsy Track Plug for Reducing Pneumothorax Rates Post Lung Biopsy Procedure
BS-1053 A Prospective Randomized Multi-Centered Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of the Bio-Seal Biopsy Track Plug for Reducing Pneumothorax Rates Post Lung Biopsy Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT00562302
- Testing
- Bio-Seal Plug
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals