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No abstract available. Chinese.'}, {'pmid': '38382951', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Holbek BL, Huang L, Christensen TD, Bendixen M, Hansen HJ, Kehlet H, Petersen RH. Efficacy of avoiding chest drains after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge resection: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 20;14(2):e080573. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080573.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'Chest drain is used routinely after lung surgery. Despite preliminary studies demonstrate the feasibility and safety of intraoperative chest drain removal, these are either retrospective or mainly concerning benign disease.\n\nHypothesis: Participants treated without post-operative chest tube after thoracoscopic wedge resection have less pain, reduced opioid usage without increasing postoperative complications than participants treated with standard post-operative chest tube, and could possibly be discharged earlier.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Age ≥18 years.\n* Patients referred for elective three port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery wedge resection of the lung for suspected or confirmed malignant nodules.\n* first second forced expiratory volume ≥60% of expected.\n* No increased bleeding risk (e.g. preoperative international normalized ratio \\>2, overdue discontinuation of anticoagulants according to guidelines by the Danish Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, known coagulopathy).\n* Not scheduled for frozen section pathology of wedge resection and subsequent lobectomy.\n* Able and willing to give informed consent.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Increased risk of post-operative air leak assessed perioperatively by the surgeon (e.g. severe adhesions, bullous/emphysematous lung tissue, defects of the visceral pleura due to iatrogenic or other reasons, suturing in the lung tissue, deep lung resection).\n* Increased risk of post-operative bleeding assessed perioperatively by the surgeon (e.g. intraoperative bleeding or oozing).\n* Air leak during intraoperative air leak test.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT05358158', 'acronym': 'CREATOR', 'briefTitle': 'Chest dRain rEmoval intrAoperatively afTer thoracOscopic Wedge Resection', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}, 'officialTitle': 'Efficacy of Avoiding Chest Drain After Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Wedge Resection', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'H-21012837'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Drain-free group', 'description': 'Participants undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection with a positive intraoperative sealing test are treated with intraoperative chest tube removal.', 'interventionNames': ['Procedure: Intraoperative air leak test', 'Procedure: Intraoperative chest drain removal']}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Chest drain group', 'description': 'Participants undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic wedge resection with a positive intraoperative sealing test are treated with a standard postoperative chest tube.', 'interventionNames': ['Procedure: Intraoperative air leak test', 'Procedure: Standard chest drain placement']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Intraoperative air leak test', 'type': 'PROCEDURE', 'description': 'A standard 28 Fr chest drain is inserted through the anterior port hole with all port holes closed. With the tip of the chest tube below water, the pleura is emptied from air during continuous ventilation of the lungs. An air leak after 5 minutes of ventilation indicates a negative sealing test, whereas a cessation of air leak within 5 minutes indicates a positive sealing test.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Chest drain group', 'Drain-free group']}, {'name': 'Intraoperative chest drain removal', 'type': 'PROCEDURE', 'description': 'Chest drain is removed intraoperatively.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Drain-free group']}, {'name': 'Standard chest drain placement', 'type': 'PROCEDURE', 'description': 'Chest drain is left in pleura.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Chest drain group']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '8200', 'city': 'Aarhus', 'state': 'Aarhus N', 'country': 'Denmark', 'facility': 'Thomas Decker Christensen', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 56.15674, 'lon': 10.21076}}, {'zip': '2100', 'city': 'Copenhagen', 'country': 'Denmark', 'facility': 'Rigshospitalet', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 55.67594, 'lon': 12.56553}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'René H Petersen, MD, PhD', 'role': 'STUDY_CHAIR', 'affiliation': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}, {'name': 'Thomas D Christensen, MD, PhD', 'role': 'STUDY_DIRECTOR', 'affiliation': 'Aarhus University Hospital'}, {'name': 'Bo L Holbek, MD, PhD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}, {'name': 'Morten Bendixen, MD, PhD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Aarhus University Hospital'}, {'name': 'Jonas J Rasmussen, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Aarhus University Hospital'}, {'name': 'Henrik Kehlet, MD, PhD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}, {'name': 'Henrik J Hansen, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'infoTypes': ['STUDY_PROTOCOL', 'SAP', 'ICF', 'CSR', 'ANALYTIC_CODE'], 'timeFrame': 'The time when summary data are published.', 'ipdSharing': 'YES', 'description': 'All IPD that underlie results in a publication are planned to share to other researchers if they connect with the corresponding author of the publication.', 'accessCriteria': 'Others who need the IPD and relevant information should ask the correspoding author of the publication'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'Aarhus University Hospital', 'class': 'OTHER'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Department of cardiothoracic surgery', 'investigatorFullName': 'Lin Huang', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Rigshospitalet, Denmark'}}}}