Patient Reported Outcomes Targeting Early Chest Tube Removal (PROTECTR) Study
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study is a single centre, prospective clinical trial evaluating the safety and feasibility of implementing a same day chest tube removal protocol in patients undergoing Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) anatomical pulmonary surgery.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• 18 yrs or older
• scheduled to undergo elective VATS segmental or lobar resection of the lung
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
London Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITING
London
Contact Information
Primary
Deb Lewis
deb.lewis@lhsc.on.ca
5196858500
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-10-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 130
Treatments
Experimental: Early Chest Tube Removal
early chest tube removal at 3 hours
No_intervention: Standard of Care
Routine post operative chest tube care
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's