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Feasibility Study of Novice-Performed Lung Ultrasound for Pneumothorax Detection After Cardiac Surgery

NCT07018856 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-12-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

What is the purpose of this study? This study is being done to find out if medical trainees (such as residents and fellows) can learn to use lung ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery.

Who is participating in the study? Adults who have recently had heart surgery and are having their chest tubes removed in the intensive care unit may be able to join.

What will happen during the study? After chest tubes are removed, a trained medical trainee will use a small ultrasound device to check the lungs at the bedside. The patient will also have a chest X-ray, which is the usual test. The results from the ultrasound will be compared to the chest X-ray and reviewed by expert doctors.

What is the goal of the study? The goal is to see if it is possible to train medical trainees to use lung ultrasound safely and accurately in real hospital settings. The results will help plan a larger study in the future.

Conditions

  • Pneumothorax
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Lung Ultrasound
  • Chest Tube Removal
  • Postoperative Complications (Cardiopulmonary)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Toronto General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • London Health Sciences Centre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jacobo Moreno Garijo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Angela Jerath, MD · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-16
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2027-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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