Suction on Post-Operative Chest Tubes (SPOCT)

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Treatments: Device: Suction is set to -2 cmH2O; Device: Suction is set to -10 cmH2O

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02911259

H-15008900

Details and patient eligibility

About

The level of suction on post-operative chest tubes after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for lung cancer has previously shown to affect duration of drainage. These results, however, are based on traditional drainage systems with water seal and need to be confirmed using digital drainage systems.

Hypothesis: Suction of -2 cmH2O is equal to or superior compared with standard suction of -10 cmH2O when looking at chest tube duration and complications.

Enrollment: 230 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Speaks and understands Danish.
• Referred for planned VATS lobectomy for confirmed or suspected primary lung cancer.

Exclusion criteria

• Cannot cooperate or unable to give consent.
• Chronic drain carrier.
• Planned open procedure.
• Planned resection of additional wedge, additional lobe or thoracic wall.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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230 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

Post-operative suction is set to -2 cmH2O.

Treatment:

Device: Suction is set to -2 cmH2O

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Post-operative suction is set to -10 cmH2O (standard treatment).

Treatment:

Device: Suction is set to -10 cmH2O