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16F vs 24F Chest Drain After Minimally Invasive Lobectomy and/or Segmentectomy

NCT06958848 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2026-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate postoperative pain in patients receiving a small-bore (16F) chest drain compared to those receiving the standard large-bore (24F) chest drain after minimally invasive pulmonary lobectomy and/or segmentectomy.

Conditions

  • Pneumothorax
  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

16 F chest tube

Insertion of 16F chest tube

DEVICE

24 F chest tube

Insertion of 24F chest tube

PROCEDURE

Early removal

Removal 2-6h after end of skin closure

PROCEDURE

Standard removal

Removal 1day postoperative

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Didier Lardinois, MD · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  • Makhmudbek Mallaev, MD · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-01
Primary Completion
2027-04-30
Completion
2027-08-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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