Outcomes of a Single Chest Drain vs Two Drains

NCT ID: NCT07125248

Last Updated: 2025-08-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-28

Study Completion Date

2025-09-10

Brief Summary

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Esophagectomy is a major surgical procedure done for carcinoma of esophagus. Usually bilateral chest tubes are placed in surgery for prevention of fluid accumulation in chest. However such procedure limits patients mobility and increases severity of pain. recent studies suggest that a single drain can be safe and effective. our study aims to compare the results of two chest tubes vs one.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pleura; Effusion Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Esophageal Anastomotic Leak

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Bilateral chest drains group

Participants in this group will have bilateral intercostal chest tubes placed during surgery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bilateral chest tube placement

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Bilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces

Single drain group

Paricipants in this group will have a single transhiatal drain placed in mediastinum that would be brought out through abdomen

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Single drain placement

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group

Interventions

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Bilateral chest tube placement

Bilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Single drain placement

A single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients undergoing open esophagectomy for carcinoma of esophagus

Exclusion Criteria

* Non consenting individuals esophagectomy for benign disease
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Khyber Teaching Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Saeed Sarwar

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Khyber teaching hospital

Peshawar, Khyberpukhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Pakistan

Central Contacts

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Saeed Sarwar, MBBS

Role: CONTACT

+923420973863

Facility Contacts

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Saeed Sarwar, MBBS

Role: primary

+923420973863

Other Identifiers

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190/DME/KM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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