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New chest surgery shows promise for trauma patients

NCT ID NCT04710602

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 100 patients who had a new, less invasive surgery to fix an unstable chest wall after a serious injury. The surgery uses smaller cuts and spares the muscles. The goal was to see how well their lungs worked and how they recovered, compared to patients who had an older, more invasive surgery. The study is complete and helps doctors understand if the newer technique is better.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

100 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

May 2023

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Patients surgically treated at our trauma ward for unstable chest wall due to trauma. Consecutive sampling.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients with chest wall trauma who underwent surgical stabilisation for unstable chest wall using a minimally invasive, muscle sparing technique without thoracotomy or thoracoscopy no more than 6 months prior to inclusion. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe head injury (Abbreviated Injury score (AIS) \>3) * Spinal injury * Neurological or musculoskeletal disease affecting chest wall mobility

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bone fracture injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Rib; fracture, multiple, with flail chest

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Sweden