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Drainage of Traumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax: Small Bore Versus Large Bore Chest Drain

NCT02344524 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-01-26

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Summary

The purpose of this trial is to study the role of small bore chest drains in draining traumatic hemothorax and pneumothorax.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Hemothorax and Pneumothorax

Interventions

DEVICE

Intercostal drainage

Small bore chest drains are inserted by modified Seldinger's technique. Large bore chest drains are inserted by blunt dissection technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Delhi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sunil Kumar, MS · Delhi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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