NCT03943511

Discharged With Indwelling Chest Tube and Valve

A Randomized Study Evaluating Patients Discharged With Indwelling Chest Tube and Valve

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a multicenter, randomized trial for the treatment of subjects discharging from the hospital with a chest tube and valve in place. Subjects will be randomized to receive oral antibiotics and close monitoring, defined as twice weekly telephone calls by a member of the care team, of their chest tube and valve or standard of care, defined as no calls from the care team but waiting for the subject to contact the care team when the air leak has stopped.

Detailed description

This study is a multicenter, randomized trial for the treatment of subjects discharging from the hospital with a chest tube and valve in place. Subjects will be screened prior to discharging from the hospital and interested qualified subjects will be consented and offered participation in this trial. Once consent has been obtained the subject will be randomized to receive oral antibiotics and close monitoring, defined as twice weekly telephone calls by a member of the care team, of their chest tube and valve or standard of care, defined as no calls from the care team but waiting for the subject to contact the care team when the air leak has stopped. The subject will be followed until they have their chest tube removed.

Conditions

• Prolonged Air Leak

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral Antibiotics-Close Monitoring	To receive oral antibiotics and close monitoring, defined as twice weekly telephone calls by a member of the care team, of their chest tube and valve.
OTHER	Standard of Care	No calls from the care team but waiting for the subject to contact the care team when the air leak has stopped.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-07
• Primary completion: 2023-11-20
• Completion: 2023-11-20
• First posted: 2019-05-09
• Last updated: 2025-10-07

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States