Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01864577
Negative Pleural Suction for Tube Thoracostomy in Patients With Chest Trauma
Efficacy of Negative Pleural Suction in Tube Thoracostomy for Patients With Penetrating and/or Blunt Chest Trauma: a Randomized Clinical Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 110 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 15 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of negative pleural suction in tube thoracostomy is more effective than water seal alone for the treatment of pneumothorax and/or hemothorax in patients with chest trauma.
Conditions
- Hemothorax
- Pneumothorax
- Hemopneumothorax
- Chest Injury Trauma Blunt
- Chest Injury Trauma
- Chest Injury Penetrating Wound
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Negative Pleural Suction at -20 cm H2O | |
| OTHER | Water seal |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-11-01
- Completion
- 2012-11-01
- First posted
- 2013-05-29
- Last updated
- 2013-05-29
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Colombia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01864577. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.