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Adults Requiring Chest Tube Insertion: A Comparison of Two Techniques for Safety and Comfort

Assessment and Comparison of the Surgical Outcome and Efficiency between Trocar Technique Vs Blunt Dissection Technique for ICD Insertions: A prospective study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/111724
Enrollment
106
Registered
2026-06-02
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J942- Hemothorax Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: J90- Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified Health Condition 4: J930- Spontaneous tension pneumothorax Health Condition 5: S272- Traumatic hemopneumothorax Health Condition 6: S271- Traumatic hemothorax Health Condition 7: S270- Traumatic pneumothorax

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Trocar technique for ICD insertion: Sharp trocar thoracostomy using trocar to create pathway for chest drain tube insertion at fourth or fifth intercostal space

Sponsors

Department of Surgery Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients requiring intercostal drainage tube insertion for pneumothorax haemothorax pleural effusion or hemopneumothorax aged between 18 to 65 years giving written informed consent for the study and ICD insertion

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with empyema patients with bilateral intercostal drainage insertion planned patients in whom pain cannot be assessed including those with altered consciousness severe cognitive impairment or inability to communicate pain score patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation with uncontrolled coagulopathy pregnant or lactating women patients with prior thoracotomy on the same side and those with chest wall deformities at the insertion site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of tube malposition on post-procedure chest X-ray defined as intrafissural intraparenchymal extrathoracic or subdiaphragmatic placement requiring repositioningTimepoint: Rate of tube malposition on post-procedure - just after procedure chest X-ray defined as intrafissural intraparenchymal extrathoracic or subdiaphragmatic placement requiring repositioning- just after procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Composite major complication rate within 30 days including organ injury significant bleeding infection subcutaneous emphysema requiring intervention and tube dislodgement requiring reinsertionTimepoint: Within 30 days after ICD insertion;Procedure duration measured from skin incision to tube secured and connected to drainage systemTimepoint: Immediately after procedure completion;Pain intensity measured by Visual Analog Scale VAS 0 to 10 at restTimepoint: Day 1 Day 5 and Day 10 after ICD insertion

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suresh Chandak

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute Of Higher Education And Research

srchandak63@gmail.com9422143503

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026