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Negative Pleural Suction for Tube Thoracostomy in Patients With Chest Trauma

NCT01864577 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2013-05-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of negative pleural suction in tube thoracostomy is more effective than water seal alone for the treatment of pneumothorax and/or hemothorax in patients with chest trauma.

Conditions

  • Hemothorax
  • Pneumothorax
  • Hemopneumothorax
  • Chest Injury Trauma Blunt
  • Chest Injury Trauma
  • Chest Injury Penetrating Wound

Interventions

OTHER

Negative Pleural Suction at -20 cm H2O

OTHER

Water seal

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital San Vicente Fundación

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad de Antioquia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Camila Mejia, Resident, General Surgery · Universidad de Antioquia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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