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Trainees vs. X-Ray: can bedside ultrasound spot a collapsed lung?

NCT ID NCT07018856

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Jacobo Moreno Garijo Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study explores whether medical trainees (residents and fellows) can learn to use lung ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung (pneumothorax) after heart surgery. About 120 adults will have their lungs checked by a trainee with ultrasound and also get a standard chest X-ray after chest tube removal. The goal is to see if trainee-performed ultrasound is accurate and practical enough to plan a larger study.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that bedside lung ultrasound by trainees is a safe and effective alternative to chest X-ray, potentially changing post-surgery care.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility study (120 participants) focused on training and procedures, not on proving clinical outcomes. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patients.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

This study will enroll adult patients (18 years or older) who have undergone cardiac surgery and are scheduled for chest and/or mediastinal chest tube removal in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU). Participants will be recruited from three high-volume cardiac centers in Ontario, Canada: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto General Hospital, and London Health Sciences Centre. Patients must be able to safely undergo both lung ultrasound and chest X-ray after chest tube removal. Individuals with severe lung disease or who are mechanically ventilated at the time of eligibility screening will be excluded.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Undergoing cardiac surgery * Scheduled for chest and/or mediastinal chest tube removal in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) Exclusion Criteria: * Severe chronic lung disease that may impair lung ultrasound interpretation, including: * Subcutaneous emphysema * COPD or emphysema with FEV₁ \< 50% predicted * Interstitial lung disease with FEV₁ \< 75% predicted * Documented history of pneumothorax prior to chest tube removal requiring intervention * Mechanical ventilation at the time of eligibility screening * Inability to undergo lung ultrasound or chest X-ray (e.g., due to hemodynamic instability or positioning limitations)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pneumothorax Postoperative Complications

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiac surgery Chest tube removal Lung ultrasound Pneumothorax Postoperative complications (cardiopulmonary)

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    RECRUITING

    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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