Pneumothorax Post CT Lung Biopsy

Pneumothorax Following CT-Guided Lung Biopsy: Is There a Role for the Post Biopsy CT in Patient Management

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00188409

Enrollment

200

Registered

2005-09-16

Start date

2002-02-28

Completion date

2004-02-29

Last updated

2007-04-23

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Conditions

Lung Nodules

Brief summary

A CT scan is performed after a lung biopsy in order to detect a Pneumothorax. We postulate that CT is more useful than chest radiography

Interventions

PROCEDURECT scan

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients having a lung biopsy

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
detection of pneumothorax	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026