Primary Versus Delayed Surgical Therapy for Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pneumothorax

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two treatment strategies--delayed versus immediate surgery-- for children with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (collapse of the lung). Currently, both treatment modalities are used and there is no clear evidence that either option is superior. The investigators hypothesize that immediate surgery will have better outcomes with lower recurrence rates than delayed surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02449980

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

3

Starts

2017-05-05

Expected to finish

2019-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-06

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children ages 5 to 18 with clinical diagnosis of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (symptoms of chest pain and/or shortness of breath and pneumothorax demonstrated on chest radiograph) and no prior history of pneumothorax

You may not qualify if…

• Blunt or penetrating trauma
• Cystic fibrosis
• Pneumonia
• Uncontrolled asthma with hospitalization for exacerbation within previous 30 days
• Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation or congenital lobar emphysema
• History of previous cardiac or pulmonary surgery

Where it is running

• Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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