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Prospective Trial to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality After Lung Surgery in Patients With Reduced Pulmonary Capacity

NCT00530491 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2008-02-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A fast track recovery program (thoracic epidural anesthesia, carbohydrate drink preoperative, early removal of chest tubes) is evaluated compared to conventional perioperative treatment (patient controlled analgesia, no carbohydrate drink preoperative) in patients with FEV1 \< 70% of expected value or \< 1.5L who undergo resections of the lung.

Conditions

  • Respiration Disorders

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Fast track lung surgery

fast track lung surgery: carbohydrate drink preoperatively, PCEA, early removal of chest tube conventional: no carbohydrate drink preoperatively, ICB+PCA, removal of chest tube depending upon chest x-ray

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heidelberg University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Ulm

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bernd M Muehling, M.D.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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