Muscle-sparing versus posterolateral thoracotomy in Infants with esophageal atresia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2016051311068N2

Enrollment

Registered

2017-01-30

Start date

2015-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Congenital malformations of oesophagus. Condition 2: Atresia of oesophagus with tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Condition 3: atresia of oesophagus without fistula. Congenital malformations of oesophagus Atresia of oesophagus with tracheo-oesophageal fistula tresia of oesophagus without fistula

Interventions

Intervention 1: Standard thoracotomy. Intervention 2: Muscle sparing thoracotomy.

Treatment - Surgery

Standard thoracotomy

Muscle sparing thoracotomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 1 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: All neonates with esophageal atresia Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery; parental disagreement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Infection. Timepoint: after surgery. Method of measurement: physical examination.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Moro reflex. Timepoint: one and three months after surgery. Method of measurement: physical examination.;Duration of surgery. Timepoint: During surgical procedure. Method of measurement: with watch.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahnam Askarpour

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

shahnam_askarpour@yahoo.com+98 61 3221 6504

Outcome results

None listed

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