New study aims to predict fluid drainage after back surgery
NCT ID NCT07390058
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 326 adults aged 18-80 who need long-segment spine surgery (two or more vertebrae). Researchers want to find out what factors, like belly fat thickness, can predict how much fluid will drain after surgery. The goal is to help surgeons decide who needs a drain and when to safely remove it.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 326 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study by Li et al. (2025) titled "Risk factors leading to increased postoperative drainage in patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery" (group with excessive drainage output 60%, group with low drainage output 40%) was referenced in calculating the sample size. Using the G-power 3.1.9.7 program, a Z test (Logistic regression) was performed. Assuming a 5% type I error (α), a 95% confidence level (1-α), and 0.95 power (1-β), the total sample size for high drainage output was 325 (Odds ratio (OR): 2.25). To ensure an equal number of patients in each group, 326 patients will be included in the study.
- Ages
-
18 to 80 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18-80 participated in the study. * Patients who have undergone long segment spinal surgery (2 or more segments). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with developing dural rupture, * Patients under 18 or over 80 years of age, * Patients undergoing revision surgery, * Patients undergoing short segment spinal fusion, * Patients using drains other than standard-volume closed suction drainage, * Patients with missing data, * Patients experiencing mechanical problems with the drain.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Drainage are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Suction vs. gravity: which drainage method better protects heart bypass patients?
- Simple drain may prevent painful fluid pockets after hernia surgery
- Spine surgery pain relief: which nerve block works best?
- Which anesthesia model keeps patients more stable during spine surgery?
- New study aims to improve drainage of pancreatic cysts
- New study tests better way to drain brain bleeds after surgery