Status:
RECRUITING
Feasibility and Accuracy of a Novel Pleural Drain Gas Analyzer in Detecting Air Leaks
Lead Sponsor:
Lung Healing Technologies Inc
Conditions:
Air Leak From Lung
Pneumothorax
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to assess the clinical feasibility of a novel, reusable, low cost gas analyzer that detects breath in chest drains in order to diagnose and heal air leaks. The investigators ...
Detailed Description
Tests on patients in 2013 at Northwestern demonstrated that gas analysis can help diagnose and heal air leaks by detecting breath in chest drains, as documented in the investigator's patents and peer-...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who are scheduled for thoracic surgery and expected to have chest tube placed
- For patients who are unable to sign consent, but meet all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria, a legally appointed representative (LAR) will be allowed to sign consent for that patient
- Patients that provide informed consent for the study
- Patients \>18 years old
Exclusion
- Patients with hemodynamic instability
- Pregnant patients
- Prisoners
- Individuals who are not yet adults
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 5 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06548386
Start Date
February 5 2025
End Date
June 1 2026
Last Update
September 9 2025
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Endeavor Health
Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201