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Chest-Up: Obtaining Safe Positioning for Thoracic Surgery

NCT04462497 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2023-07-27

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Summary

Thoracotomy surgeries, both open and video assisted, are often carried out in the lateral decubitus position to optimize surgical access to the operative side. However, this position is also associated with mechanical injuries of the shoulder joint ligaments and pulling on the structures of the brachial plexus. The neck is laterally flexed and has potential to cause mechanical injury as well due to the dependent position of the patient's head.

The current method of positioning involves stacking of towels under a head support. To the study team's knowledge, no pre-formed head and neck support exists that can cope with the required surgical position. Thus, the study team has conceptualized an adaptive head and neck support pillow to meet this need and address patient safety concerns.

Conditions

  • Thoracic

Interventions

OTHER

Prototype device

Patients will receive the prototype head and neck support device to be used intraoperatively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Xian Li Deborah Khoo · National University Hospital, Singapore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-23
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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