Lighter suction after lung surgery may speed recovery
NCT ID NCT02911259
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a gentler suction level (-2 cmH2O) on chest tubes after keyhole lung cancer surgery works as well as the standard stronger suction (-10 cmH2O). The goal is to see which setting allows tubes to be removed sooner and causes fewer complications. About 230 adults with suspected or confirmed lung cancer will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chest tube suction at -2 cmH2O or -10 cmH2O
- What this could lead to
- If lower suction works as well or better, it could shorten hospital stays and reduce discomfort after lung cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 230 participants, so results may not apply to all patients or hospitals. The difference between suction levels may be small.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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230 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2016
- Finished
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Nov 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Speaks and understands Danish. * Referred for planned VATS lobectomy for confirmed or suspected primary lung cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Cannot cooperate or unable to give consent. * Chronic drain carrier. * Planned open procedure. * Planned resection of additional wedge, additional lobe or thoracic wall.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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