HATS trial

Hand-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus Limited thoracotomy: Randomised controlled trial comparing early post-operative quality of life after diagnostic lung biopsy and radical metastasectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000081617

Acronym

HATS

Enrollment

Registered

2005-08-05

Start date

2001-10-23

Completion date

2005-05-04

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To determine whether a new form of minimally invasive ("keyhole") surgery results in less pain and suffering than traditional surgery of the lung via thoracotomy.

Interventions

Access to the lung using thoracoscope and trans-diaphragmatic palpation via small subcostal incision. Compared with smallest practical thoracotomy incision to acheive same lung resection.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Consenting adult requiring either diagnosis of lung nodule or clearance of pulmonary metastases from sarcoma, colorectal or renal carcinoma, melanoma or germ cell tumour. Must be amenable to wedge resection. Must have PET scan to exclude extra-thoracic disease and confirm primary site control.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results