A Study to Optimize Care for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT02502695
- Lead Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Brief Summary
This is a research study for participants who have been diagnosed with lung cancer and are receiving VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery) lobectomy or segmentectomy. The overall objective of this study is to develop a database to collect data on participants who are undergoing VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer.
- Detailed Description
This database will be used as for quality improvement purposes. Furthermore, the database will help in collecting data in an organized fashion, which will help the investigators learn more about the details of the workup performed prior to the surgery, during the surgery, peri-operative management and early follow-up. The investigators hope that this database will help to determine a common guideline to perform VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy. By creating a common guideline for future treatment of VATS patients, the investigators predict the efficiency of the process will increase significantly without decreasing, and perhaps even improving, the quality of the procedure.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 173
- Male and female subjects
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Underwent a VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy procedure for lung cancer -- Note: patients with other malignancies are eligible if they have a primary cancer of the lung as defined above
- Subjects undergoing thoracotomy lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer
- Subjects undergoing surgical procedures other than VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy for lung cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Readmissions rates within 30 days of the patient's surgery date 30 Days Incidence of post-operative complications within 30 days of the patient's surgery date 30 Days Total inpatient cost 30 Days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference in readmission rates between the two cohorts 3 years To compare current VATS-associated procedures with a set of best VATS-associated practives implemented across the participating study centers
Trial Locations
- Locations (6)
Providence Saint John's Health Center
🇺🇸Santa Monica, California, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
WellStar Medical Group
🇺🇸Austell, Georgia, United States
North Shore University Health System
🇺🇸Evanston, Illinois, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Washington University in St. Louis
🇺🇸Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Providence Saint John's Health Center🇺🇸Santa Monica, California, United States