Status:

UNKNOWN

Quantification of Chest Wall Changes After Nuss Bar Removal Utilizing Three-dimensional Optical Surface Scans

Lead Sponsor:

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

Conditions:

Pectus Excavatum

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pectus excavatum is the most common anterior chest wall deformity that affects up to 1:400 of newborns. If an operative correction is indicated, patients are often operated via the Ravitsch or Nuss ba...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients that received 1 or more Nuss bar(s) to treat pectus excavatum and is/are scheduled to be removed due to the end of treatment.

Exclusion

  • Patients in which the Nuss bar(s) or its stabilizers are or have been dislocated.
  • Patients that received a second operation to treat any complications regarding the initial Nuss bar implantation.
  • Patients with proven connective tissue diseases (e.g. Marfan's syndrome).
  • Patients with a diagnosis of epilepsy (as the 3D scanner utilizes flashing light to acquire the torso topography)
  • Patients that are not fit to remain in a standing position with their arms above shoulder level for a maximum of 60 seconds.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04052321

Start Date

January 1 2021

End Date

January 1 2022

Last Update

November 4 2020

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Zuyderland Medical Centre

Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands, 6419PC