Fast Track Rehabilitation Following Video-assisted Lung Segmentectomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
• Interventions: Other: VATS; Procedure: Mini thoracotomy

• Registration Number: NCT01397045
• Lead Sponsor: Theagenio Cancer Hospital

Brief Summary

Aim of this prospective randomized study is to assess the safety and efficacy of video-assisted lung segmentectomy (Group B) comparing with mini muscle-sparing thoracotomy (group A) during diagnostic process for pulmonary nodules.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-07
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-19
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Primary Completion: 2014-03
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with undiagnosed multiple pulmonary nodules

Exclusion Criteria

• Centrally located lesions
• previous thoracotomy
• extensive lung consolidation, and inability to achieve one lung ventilation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Video-assisted lung segmentectomy	VATS	Patients undergoing VATS segmentectomy
Mini thoracotomy	Mini thoracotomy	Patients undergoing lung segmentectomy through a mini thoracotomy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of hospital stay	Participants will be followed till home discharge, an average of 2 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative morbidity	Participants will be followed till home discharge, an average of 2 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital; 🇬🇷 Thessaloniki, Greece