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NCT Number: NCT01192217

Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Versus Axillary Mini-thoracotomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax

The investigators conducted a prospective randomized study to compare axillary minithoracotomy versus a modified two-port thoracoscopic technique for surgical pleurodesis in patients with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax operated in a single institution.

The main objective of the study was to investigate possible differences regarding short- and long-term clinical outcome between the two different techniques.

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Key information

Conditions

Pneumothorax Pleural Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

AHEPA University Hospital Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Thessaloniki, 546 36, Greece

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ipsilateral recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
  • first episode of contralateral pneumothorax

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Modified thoracoscopic technique

Procedure

Two-port thoracoscopic technique

Other names: VATS

Axillary mini-thoracotomy

Procedure

Axillary mini-thoracotomy

Other names: Thoracotomy

Primary outcomes

  1. pneumothorax recurrence rate

    Recurrence rate

  2. Postoperative complication rate

    Postoperative complications

  3. Patient satisfaction with treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of one-lung ventilation

  2. Total operative time

  3. Duration of chest tube drainage

  4. Length of postoperative hospital stay

  5. Incidence of chronic pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AHEPA University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective Randomized Study of a Modified Two-port Thoracoscopic Technique Versus Axillary Minithoracotomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax.

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Sep 1, 2010
Registry last updated
Sep 1, 2010

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