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A Clinical trial to compare the effect of negative suction versus under water seal drain alone in patients with chest injury

A Randomised Control Trial to Compare the Impact of Low pressure negative pleural suction with Under water seal drainage alone in Patients of Thoracic trauma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/02/031297
Enrollment
70
Registered
2021-02-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: S298- Other specified injuries of thorax

Interventions

Intervention1: low pressure negative suction: low pressure negative suction maximum upto -20 cm H2O will be applied to ICD in patients with thoracic trauma Control Intervention1: ICD connected to unde

Sponsors

AIIMS HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 15-65 Yrs 2. Thoracic trauma (blunt & penetrating both) patients with hemo/ pneumothorax being managed with ICD 3. Giving Consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. chronic pulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diffuse interstitial lung disease) 2. Patients requiring mechanical ventilator support 3. Patients with ICD placed from outside the institute. 4. Patients with Continuous air leak 5. Pregnancy 6. Coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
duration of intercostal tube in daysTimepoint: 3 days to 5 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Retained hemothorax 2. Recurrent pneumothorax 3. Persistent air leak 4. Need to put a new ICD 5. Empyema 6. Need of Positive Pressure Ventilation 7. Surgical intervention (VATS/ Thoracotomy) Timepoint: duration of intercostal tube—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR AMIT PRIYADARSHI

AIIMS NEW DELHI

subodh6@gmail.com01126731070

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026