Early chest tube removal after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer: A prospective multi-institutional study

Early chest tube removal after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer: A prospective multi-institutional study - Early chest tube removal after thoracoscopic lobectomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000028971

Enrollment

300

Registered

2017-09-04

Start date

2009-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

lung cancer

Interventions

Chest tube removal on postoperetive day 1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.A case that a document agreement by the examination participation 2.Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2 3.Patients with suspected or histologically documented lung cancer 4.Consecutive patients for whom the preoperative intention was to perform a thoracoscopic anatomic pulmonary resection including a lobectomy or bilobectomy 5.Patients radiologically suspected of limited single-station N2 disease 6.Patients with preoperative stage IV, only treatable brain metastasis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who underwent pneumonectomy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adverse events after early chest tube removal	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyoichi Nakanishi

Nagoya City University Hospital Department of thoracic surgery

ryoichi@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp052-853-8231

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026