Thoracoscopy for Idiopathic Pneumothorax in Children

Completed

• Conditions: Child, Only; Spontaneous Pneumothorax; Idiopathic Pneumothorax; Bleb Lung

• Registration Number: NCT05861037
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lorraine

Brief Summary

The goal of this retrospective study is to describe the outcomes of spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax treated by thoracoscopy with pleural abrasion and blebectomy.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* are there risk factors leading to pneumothorax recurrence?

* are pleural abrasion and blebectomy really diminishing the recurrence of pneumothorax?

Detailed Description

The investigators describe the outcomes of the participants: length of stay, operating time, type and time before recurrence, occurrence of contralateral pneumothorax also treated by thoracoscopy, with pleural abrasion and blebectomy

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2023-03-31
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-13
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-15
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients younger than 18 years old who had a video-assisted thoracoscopy with pleural abrasion and blebectomy for spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients older than 18 years old who had a video-assisted thoracoscopy with pleural abrasion and blebectomy for spontaneous idiopathic pneumothorax

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recurrence of pneumothorax	Through study completion, an average of 2 years	Recurrence of pneumothorax after first pleural drainage or persistant air leaking

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Operating Time	Intraoperative	Time for surgery
The time between the surgery and postoperative consultation dates	Through study completion, an average of 2 years	Follow-up represents the time between the surgery and postoperative consultation dates in days, months, or years. Generally, there are a-month-follow-up, a three month-follow-up, a six month-follow-up, and a year-follow-up. The surgeon can see the patient if there is any problem between these consultations. After a year of follow-up, it is up to the surgeon to decide if the patient needs to be seen yearly or not. The last follow-up date is crucial because it indicates how the patient is and if other follow-up dates need to be applied.
Length of stay	From admission to discharge home, up to 20 days	Length of stay
Other complications after surgery	Through study completion, an average of 2 years	Hemothorax, early and late recurrence

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ULorraine; 🇫🇷 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand-Est, France