Status:
UNKNOWN
Intrapleural Minocycline After Aspiration of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Lead Sponsor:
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Department of Health
Conditions:
Pneumothorax
Eligibility:
All Genders
15-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The estimated recurrence rate of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is 23-50% after the first episode, and the optimal treatment remains unknown. In the recently published British Thoracic Society (BTS)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 15-50years old
- primary pneumothorax first attack
- viceral pleura to chest wall more then 2 cm on CXR
Exclusion
- the lungs unable to expad fully after aspiration
- continuous leakage of air through chest tubes
- status complicated with hemothorax
- status post previous chest surgery or pleurodesis
- patient unwilling to accept the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00839553
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
February 9 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Banqiao District, Taipei, Taiwan