Can lung pressure predict treatment needs in collapsed lung?

NCT ID NCT04630301

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study measured the pressure inside the chest in 37 adults with a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) who needed a chest tube. Researchers wanted to see if these pressure readings could help predict who would need additional treatments like surgery or a valve. The study was observational, meaning no new treatment was tested.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help doctors better predict which patients with a collapsed lung need more advanced treatments like surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early observational study, not a treatment trial. The pressure measurements may not reliably predict outcomes in larger or different patient groups.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pneumothorax spontaneous tension pneumothorax

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PNEUMOTHORAX TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX

Contacts and locations

Locations

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, 12208, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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