NCT00530491

Prospective Trial to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality After Lung Surgery in Patients With Reduced Pulmonary Capacity

Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality After Lung Surgery in Patients With FEV1 < 70% of Expected Value or < 1.5L

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Ulm · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A fast track recovery program (thoracic epidural anesthesia, carbohydrate drink preoperative, early removal of chest tubes) is evaluated compared to conventional perioperative treatment (patient controlled analgesia, no carbohydrate drink preoperative) in patients with FEV1 \< 70% of expected value or \< 1.5L who undergo resections of the lung.

Conditions

• Respiration Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Fast track lung surgery	fast track lung surgery: carbohydrate drink preoperatively, PCEA, early removal of chest tube conventional: no carbohydrate drink preoperatively, ICB+PCA, removal of chest tube depending upon chest x-ray

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-09-01
• Completion: 2008-10-01
• First posted: 2007-09-17
• Last updated: 2008-02-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany