Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on the Incidence of Pneumothorax After Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01815801

Enrollment

334

Registered

2013-03-21

Start date

2013-03-31

Completion date

2016-03-31

Last updated

2016-04-20

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Conditions

Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mechanical ventilation influences the incidence of pneumothorax after subclavian venous catheterization.

Interventions

OTHERLungs were not mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization

Control group

OTHERLungs were mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization

Ventilated group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult patients undergoing neurosurgery that requires the placement of subclavian venous catheterization

Exclusion criteria

* infection over the puncture site * history of prior clavicular fracture * anatomical anomaly of subclavian vein * Pneumothorax

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
incidence of pneumothorax	an expected average of one day after surgery	Postoperative chest X-ray will be taken to check for the occurence of pneumothorax.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
catheterization success rate	an expected average of one day after surgery

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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