Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical Trial Evaluating the Optimal Technique for Chest Tube Removal

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Chest Tube Removal

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

There are two commonly used methods to remove chest tubes following thoracotomy. One is to remove the chest tube at maximum inspiration, (patient is asked to take a deep breath in and hold it), and th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who are post thoracotomy, pulmonary resection (wedge, lobectomy, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy), AND
  • Have at least one chest tube.

Exclusion

  • Less than 19 years old,
  • With interstitial lung disease, OR
  • Any patient intubated.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

342 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00873587

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

October 14 2015

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294