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