Status:

COMPLETED

Description of Bullous Emphysema Using Lung Ultrasound and Comparison to the Characteristics of Pneumothorax

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Rouen

Conditions:

Pulmonary Emphysema

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a frequent disease affecting a growing number of adults in the world which is responsible for a large public health burden through heavy morbidity and m...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Bullous emphysema group
  • Consultation or scheduled hospitalization in a Pulmonary Medicine department
  • Past medical history of emphysema on computerized tomodensitometry dating less than two years
  • Bullous emphysema with subpleural contact of two or more intercostal spaces on tomodensitometry
  • Pneumothorax group
  • Hospitalized in a Pulmonary Medicine department for the treatment of a pneumothorax
  • Patent pneumothorax visible on chest x-ray dating less than 24 hours

Exclusion

  • Bullous emphysema group
  • Current pneumothorax
  • Past medical history of pleurodesis or pleural thickening homolateral to the bullous emphysema
  • All patients
  • Organ failure (hemodynamic, neurological, respiratory)
  • Recent thoracic surgery dating less than 7 days with subcutaneous emphysema
  • Minor participant or otherwise deprived of their freedom or their ability to consent freely
  • No affiliation to social security

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 26 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 26 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04012359

Start Date

June 26 2019

End Date

June 26 2021

Last Update

November 8 2022

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Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Intensive Care Department, Rouen University Hospital

Rouen, France, 76000