A Study to Evaluate Routine Chest Tube Management After Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery

Study summary

Chest tubes are routinely required after surgical procedures for lung cancer. This device is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the chest wall to remove air or fluid from around your lungs after surgery for lung cancer. There are two general strategies associated with the clinical management of chest tubes, active and passive suction. If suction is compared to driving a car, active suction is similar to pressing the gas pedal while passive suction is like letting your car move on its own. The suction approach taken by surgeons largely depends on how they were trained and some personal biases and beliefs. However there is no general consensus about which chest tube management strategy is best. This research aims to compare two settings on a digital drainage system, a low suction (LS) mode - passive suction - and standard suction (ss) mode - active suction. From the data collected, the researchers will analyze whether LS or SS will lead to a better recovery after surgery.

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Main goalTreatment

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What is being studiedLow Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management and Standard Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management

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Who it may be forLung Cancer

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Checked against the public recordLast updated Apr 25, 2024 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Unknown

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What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?1 U.S. location

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Who runs it?Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)

Study sponsor

Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose: Treatment
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Interventions being studied: Other: Low Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management; Other: Standard Suction Strategy of Chest Tube Management

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Treatment approach

Surgery→

Study topics

After surgery (adjuvant)→

Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

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Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

1. Patients who are undergoing lobectomy or segmentectomy 2. Patients undergoing wedge resection to diagnose, or as definitive therapy for a lung nodule/cancer. 3. Able to understand and sign consent

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

1. Patients undergoing pneumonectomy or bilobectomy 2. Patients undergoing resection for inflammatory conditions such as aspergillosis 3. Patients undergoing diagnostic wedge resection for interstitial lung disease 4. Patients undergoing redo-VATS or thoracotomy on the same side as current planned resection 5. Patients found to have a "frozen chest" at the time of surgery, requiring extensive adhesiolysis, 6. Patients who are discovered to have metastatic disease during the operation, so that resection is no longer indicated. 7. Patients where a clinical decision to place more than one chest-tube is made

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

Study sites

U.S. locations

Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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