Can your own blood fix a leaky lung after cancer surgery?
NCT ID NCT04954625
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 30 times
Summary
This study tests whether injecting a patient's own blood into the chest tube can stop prolonged air leaks after lung cancer surgery. About 60 adults who still have an air leak three days after surgery will receive the blood patch. Researchers will check if it reduces hospital stays and complications.
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Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
autologous blood patch (a procedure using the patient's own blood injected into the chest tube)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to fix persistent air leaks after lung cancer surgery, helping patients go home sooner.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure may not work for all types of air leaks.
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.