Status:

UNKNOWN

PCL (Poly-ε-caprolactone) Mesh Pleurodesis

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

PCL Pleurodesis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Recent advances in thoracoscopic surgery have made it a commonly used technique for treating spontaneous pneumothoraces and preventing recurrence. The goal of surgical treatment is to find the offendi...

Detailed Description

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax usually occurs in young, lean young men. In most cases, the cause of pneumothorax is rupture of blebs at the apex of the lung. Traditionally, bullectomy with mechanica...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients who require thoracoscopic bullectomy and pleurodesis

Exclusion

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hemopneumothorax, catamenial pneumothorax, pregnant, malignancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03227978

Start Date

August 1 2017

End Date

July 31 2019

Last Update

July 24 2017

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