Intercostal tube
ProcedureIntercostal tube drainage as a first management of second stage empyema
Other names: Chest tube
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NCT Number: NCT06680024
Comparative Study Between Outcome of ICT Drainage and VATS in Management of Second Stage Empyema
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare between outcome of inter-costal tube drainage and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery in management of patients with second stage empyema.
It compares the outcome of both interventions in hospital stay, cost, wether need of decortication later on or not.
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Conditions
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Patients both adults and children diagnosed as Empyema thoracis in early stages based on clinical examination, imaging modalities and pleural fluid analysis
Exclusion criteria
- Empyema due to carcinoma, terminally ill patients, patients with severe respiratory distress at admission, patients not fit for surgery, patients with co morbid diseases like cardiac disorders and immunosuppression.
Treatment and study plan
Video assisted thoracoscope
ProcedureVideo assisted thoracoscopic surgery as a first management for second stage empyema
Other names: VATS
Primary outcomes
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the length of hospital stay
Time frame: From enrollment to 4 weeks
Comparison between both intercostal tube drainage and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery in management of patients with second stage empyema, we will compare the length of hospital stay of each group of patients
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cost of treatment of the patients' in each group
Time frame: 4 weeks
Comparison between both intercostal tube drainage and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery in management of patients with second stage empyema, we will compare cost of treatment of the patients' in each group
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number of participants with needs of decortication later on or not, assessed by the chest X-ray and CT chest.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Comparison between both intercostal tube drainage and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery in management of patients with second stage empyema, we will compare with the chest X-ray and CT chest if there is residual empyema and whether the patients will need decortication later on or not
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Sohag University
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Registry information
Official study title
Comparative Study Between Outcome of Inter-costal Tube Drainage and Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Management of Second Stage Empyema
Acronym: ICT and VATS
Important dates
- Study start
- 2024
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Nov 8, 2024
- Registry last updated
- Nov 8, 2024
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