NCT06095700

First Rib Resection Versus Avulsion for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

First Rib Resection Versus Avulsion for the Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sulaimani · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The management of thoracic outlet syndrome can be either surgical or nonsurgical. Fewer than 20% of patients experience benefits from nonsurgical treatments. Regarding the surgical approach, there's considerable debate about whether to resect the first rib or if a scalenectomy alone suffices. Recently, many experts have concurred on the resection of the first rib. Based on our observations, avulsion of the first rib results in improved outcomes and reduced post-operative pain compared to simple resection. Thus, this study aims to compare the outcomes of first rib resection versus its avulsion in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome.

Conditions

• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	first rib resection	standard first rib resection
PROCEDURE	First rib avulsion	As the active treatment, just instead of resectioning the first rib, we will do an avulsion of the first rib through the same incision

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-01
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2023-10-23
• Last updated: 2024-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iraq