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Comparison of Pleural Drainage Systems on Reducing Pleural Effusion Formation Following Lung Resection

NCT01776372 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2014-05-13

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Summary

The chest cavity contains a small amount of fluid (pleural effusion). In normal circumstances this fluid is kept in balance. When surgery is performed on the lung, there can be accumulation of more fluid due to many causes. In order to drain this additional amount of pleural fluid, chest tube(s) are left in the thoracic cage after a lung resection procedure. The investigators are attempting to reduce the amount of pleural fluid production and formation by using a more balanced thoracic drainage system, which adjusts the amount of suction depending on the needs of the patient. That way, the amount of inflammation in the thoracic cage might be smaller, and hence less fluid will be formed. By this, the investigators are hoping that the chest tubes can be removed earlier, and the patients can be discharged faster and will potentially have a lower rate of re-admission to the hospital after surgery due to problems related to the fluid in the thoracic cage.

Conditions

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

Medela Thopaz Thoracic Drainage System

DEVICE

Atrium Express Dry Seal Chest Drain

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Yaron Shargall, MD FRCSC · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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