Trial Information
The NoTube Study: Evaluation of the Necessity of a Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery pulmonary wedge resections
at the participating institutions.
- No evidence of air leak at the end of the surgical procedure.
- No active bleeding at the end of the surgical procedure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pleural effusion previous to the procedure requiring drainage after it.
- Bullous or emphysematous changes in lung parenchyma.
- Patients going to positive pressure in the airways after the procedure.
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Outcome Measure:
Pneumothorax >10% / Hemothorax
Outcome Time Frame:
1 hour and 1-5 days postoperatively
Safety Issue:
Yes
Principal Investigator
Leonidas Tapias, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Fundacion Oftalmológica de Santander Clinica Carlos Ardila Lulle
Authority:
Colombia: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
9009001
NCT ID:
NCT00841750
Start Date:
July 2008
Completion Date:
June 2012
Related Keywords:
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Pulmonary Nodule, Solitary
- Chest Tubes
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Pulmonary Nodule, Solitary
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodule