Heart Rate Variability in Pneumothorax

Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Ventilated Patients Undergoing Tension Pneumothorax for Thoracoscopic Cervical Sympathectomy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03537417

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-25

Start date

2018-06-01

Completion date

2019-06-01

Last updated

2018-05-25

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Conditions

Pneumothorax

Brief summary

Changes in heart rate variability in anesthetized, ventilated patients undergoing tension pneumothorax for thoracoscopic cervical sympathectomy

Interventions

PROCEDUREfor thoracoscopic ablation of cervical sympathetic chain

bilateral thoracoscopic ablation of cervical sympathetic chain as a treatment for hyperhidrosis

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age 15 - 50 years * body mass index 25 - 45

Exclusion criteria

* heart rate other than sinus * cardiac pacemaker status * heart transplant

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes in heart rate variability	From immediately after induction of general anesthesia and mechanical ventilation to 10 minutes after initiation of pneumothorax	Non linear changes in R-R intervals extracted from ECG

Contacts

Primary ContactAmit Lehavi, MD

amit.lehavi@gmail.com972-50-20161419

Backup ContactAmit Lehavi, MD

amit.lehavi@gmail.com972-50-2061419

Outcome results

None listed

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