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16F vs 24F Chest Drain After Minimally Invasive Lobectomy and/or Segmentectomy
Led by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Updated on 2026-05-06
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
121 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of the study is to evaluate postoperative pain in patients receiving a small-bore (16F) chest drain compared to those receiving the standard large-bore (24F) chest drain after minimally invasive pulmonary lobectomy and/or segmentectomy.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
16F vs 24F Chest Drain After Minimally Invasive Lobectomy and/or Segmentectomy
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Signed informed consent by the patient (all sexes and genders)
- Age 18 years or older with no upper age limit
- American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I to IV
- Patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) suitable for minimally invasive surgery
- Scheduled for minimally invasive anatomical lung resections under general anaesthesia including lobectomy, lobectomy with wedge resection, lobectomy with segmentectomy, segmentectomy with wedge resection, or bilobectomy
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous thoracic surgery on the same side within the last 3 months
- Lung cancer complicated by pleural empyema
- Chronic pain patients using opioids, gabapentin, or pregabalin
- Current use of opiates or benzodiazepines
- Congestive heart failure NYHA Class III or IV
- Liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh Class B or C
- Renal failure requiring dialysis or eGFR less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
- Bleeding disorders including von Willebrand disease, hemophilia, or severe thrombocytopenia requiring platelet transfusion
- Patients with neuralgia
- Chest pain at surgery site greater than 10 mm on VAS while coughing without painkillers
- Unhealed rib fractures on the side of surgery within the last 3 months
- Open lung resections including pneumonectomy
- Insertion of two or more chest tubes
- Need for patient-controlled intravenous or epidural anaesthesia
- Patients who are intubated or sedated and unable to complete pain surveys
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
H
Helga Bachmann, MSc Clinical Research
CONTACT
M
Makhmudbek Mallaev, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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