Autologous blood patch vs wait and see in postoperative air leak

Autologous blood patch vs wait and see in postoperative air leak - BLOODPATCH

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010211

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-31

Start date

2018-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

post surgical air leak

Interventions

Group 1: autologous blood pleurodesis: Removal of 100 ml of patients blood, which is applied via the inserted thoracic tubes. Group 2: Wait and watch

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: persistent air leak after the 5th postoperative day after lung resection, no acute infection, no pleural empyema, HB>10 mg/dl, positive informed consent, no bronchus stump insufficiency, no pleuralcarcinomatosa

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Rejection by the patient, HB <10mg/dl, acute infection, bronchus stump insufficiency, acute pleural empyema

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of air leak	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of hospitailsation, Pain score, Number of infections and other complications, use of antiinfectiva and pain killers	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTill Plönes

Ruhrlandklinik EssenUniversitätsklinikum Essen

Till.Ploenes@uk-essen.de0201 433 01

Outcome results

None listed

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