Status:

UNKNOWN

Most Preventable Surgical Option to Reduce Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Patients' Postoperative Recurrence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Lead Sponsor:

Yuka Kadomatsu

Conditions:

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Recurrence

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-40 years

Brief Summary

To investigate the most preventable option to reduce primary spontaneous postoperative recurrence.

Detailed Description

Pneumothorax is a disease in which air in the lungs leaks into the pleural cavity. It is a disease that occurs most often in young people with active social activities, and it occurs in about 100,000 ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who have spontaneous pneumothorax diagnosed by radiography and plan to underwent initial VATS bullectomy.
  • Patients who receive informed consent to attend this study, and the agreements are provided in a document.
  • The consent of parents is also required, in case patients are under 20-years old.

Exclusion

  • History of ipsilateral chest surgery.
  • Patients who only underwent exploratory surgery.
  • Patients who are judged ineligible by the investigator and the attending surgeon.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 11 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

450 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04758143

Start Date

August 11 2020

End Date

March 31 2025

Last Update

February 18 2021

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Nagoya, Japan, 466-8550