Could a smaller chest tube mean less pain after lung surgery?

NCT ID NCT06958848

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jan 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 17, 2026 · Updated 17 times

Summary

This study tests whether using a smaller chest drain (16F) causes less pain after minimally invasive lung surgery compared to the standard larger drain (24F). About 124 adults having lung lobe or segment removal will be randomly assigned to one drain size. Pain levels while coughing will be measured to see if the smaller tube is gentler.

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University Hospital Basel
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Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

non-small cell lung carcinoma Pleural Effusion pneumothorax

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PLEURAL EFFUSION PNEUMOTHORAX