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Does video- assisted thoracoscopic surgery with bullectomy and partial pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax impair health-related quality of life and pulmonary function? a prospective single-center analysis

Does video- assisted thoracoscopic surgery with bullectomy and partial pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax impair health-related quality of life and pulmonary function? a prospective single-center analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024922
Enrollment
35
Registered
2021-03-30
Start date
2017-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

J93.0

Interventions

Group 1: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients following VATS bullectomy with partial pleurectomy Group 2: Normal population

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Only patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with bullectomy and pleurectomy are included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients under 18 and those patienten in which bullectomy and partial pleurectomy was not performed

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in health-related Quality of life one year after the surgical Treatment using the SF 36 Health Survey

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in pulmonary function measured by Spirometry one year after surgical treatment

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStephen Fung

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

stephen.fung@med.uni-duesseldorf.de0211-81-04233

Outcome results

None listed

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