NCT06644820

Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Patients Xith Spontaneous Pneumothorax

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sohag University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pneumothorax occurs when air accumulates between the visceral and parietal pleura, and canbe defined as spontaneous, iatrogenic or traumatic. Spontaneous pneumothorax further classified as primary or secondary. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) occur in the absence of underlying lung disease. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is more common in men and in younger patients and associated with smoking. Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) occur in the presence of underlying lung disease, most commonly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, lung cancer,and interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in older adults.

Conditions

• Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	radiology	Chest x ray posteroanterior view and lateral view. CT. chest without contrast: To assess the underlying lung pathology e.g. multiple bullae, interstitial lung disease (ILD) , cavitating lesions or nodules.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-01
• Primary completion: 2025-10-30
• Completion: 2025-10-30
• First posted: 2024-10-16
• Last updated: 2024-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt