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Which is Better Between Single Chest Tube and Multiple Tubes Drainage in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

200 participantsStarted 2021-10-31

Plain-language summary

There was no evidence that the number of chest tube do effect to the recurrence of pneumothorax, which placed after thoracoscopic wedge resection together with mechanical pleurodesis.This study evaluates the efficacy of single chest tube versus multiple tubes drainage in spontaneous pneumothorax after VATS bullectomy and pleurodesis. After routine procedure the participants will randomized to either placed single chest tube or multiple chest tubes

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed by chest radiograph or CT as primary spontaneous pneumothorax * Underwent bullectomy and pleurodesis * Postoperative indwelling chest tubes Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary pneumothorax, traumatic pneumothorax and iatrogenic pneumothorax * Previous surgery history * People with severe comorbidities

What they're measuring

recurrence

Timeframe: 2 years after operation

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04831554

SponsorPeking University Third Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-01

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