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Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Axillary Mini-thoracotomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

NCT01192217 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2010-09-01

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Summary

The investigators conducted a prospective randomized study to compare axillary minithoracotomy versus a modified two-port thoracoscopic technique for surgical pleurodesis in patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax operated in a single institution.

The main objective of the study was to investigate possible differences regarding short- and long-term clinical outcome between the two different techniques.

Conditions

  • Pneumothorax

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Modified thoracoscopic technique

Two-port thoracoscopic technique

PROCEDURE

Axillary mini-thoracotomy

Axillary mini-thoracotomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AHEPA University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christos Papakonstantinou, Professor · AHEPA University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-02-28
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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