Simpler breathing tube may improve lung surgery outcomes
NCT ID NCT07288255
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 375 people having lung nodule surgery. It compared using one breathing tube throughout the procedure versus switching to a different tube partway through. The goal was to see if the simpler method is just as safe and effective, with fewer complications like pneumonia or air leaks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- single-lumen endotracheal intubation procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could simplify lung nodule surgery by avoiding tube changes, potentially reducing complications and improving patient comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective analysis, not a randomized trial, so results may be less reliable. The simpler tube might not provide adequate lung isolation for some surgeries.
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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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375 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients who had pulmonary nodules and underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lung surgery with ENB-guided nodule localization Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who received non-intubated anesthesia or underwent wedge resection combined with lobectomy or segmentectomy were excluded. * Perioperative data were missing.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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