Clinical trial · Interventional
Modified Versus Traditional Thoracic Drainage After Thoracoscopic Surgery
Randomized Clinical Trial of Modified Versus Traditional Thoracic Drainage After Thoracoscopic Surgery for Lung Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Thoracoscopic pulmonary resection is a prevalent management for early stage of lung cancer. Placement of traditional chest tube is the standard procedure after surgery, which causes pain that cannot be ignored. We aimed to determine whether a modified thoracic drainage strategy based on pigtail catheter associated with better clinical results compared with traditional methods after thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lung Neoplasms | Lung Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Postoperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pulmonary Neoplasm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Thoracoscopic Surgery | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| pigtail catheter | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- modified thoracic drainage group
- description
- After surgery, both a chest tube and a pigtail catheter are inserted into the middle and posterior axillary lines of the 7th intercostal space, respectively.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: pigtail catheter
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- traditional thoracic drainage group
- description
- After surgery, only a chest tube is inserted into the midaxillary line of the 7th intercostal space, traditionally.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Chest tube drainage duration
- timeFrame
- From date of operation until the date of chest tube removal, assessed up to 7 days
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 18\<age\<80; * Patients with lung cancer; * Thoracoscopic lung resection; * Single chest-tube insertion. Exclusion Criteria: * A history of preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy; * Presence of distant tumor metastasis; * Pneumonectomy; * Dysfunction of cardiorespiratory system or other surgical contraindications.
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available