Status:
COMPLETED
BioGlue or Vivostat in the Control of Air Leak in Thoracic Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Thoracic Surgery
Air Leak
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Following lung surgery air may continue to leak from the surface of the lung. Chest drains are placed to allow this air to be removed safely and prevent the lung from collapsing. Drains need to remain...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (18 years and over)
- Males and females
- Patients undergoing any thoracic surgical procedure likely to result in alveolar air leak.
- Written informed consent
Exclusion
- Age less than 18 years
- Pregnancy
- Breast feeding
- Previous treatment with BioGlue or Vivostat
- Inability to give informed consent
- Pneumonectomy
- Empyema
- Grade 0 air leak
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00927342
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
June 24 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom, SW3 6NP