Clinical trials: Funnel Chest
Pectus Excavatum
Pain, Exercise and Psychological Well-being in Pectus Excavatum
Recovery following major surgical procedures can be influenced by both physical (optimization of cardiopulmonary function, pain control, activity) and psychological factors.
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT02337621)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Congenital Funnel Chest
Metal Contamination After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum (MIRPE)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a metal wear debris after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum and if there's a clinical relevance.
- Trial name
- NCT04751266
- Testing
- minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Caroline Fortmann
Chest Wall Deformity, Funnel Chest
Chest Wall Deformities in Children - Epidemiological Data
Pectus excavatum (PE) or funnel breast is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall, which occurs in about 1 in 400 births with a boy to girl ratio of 4: 1 to 3: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04448574
- Testing
- Chest Wall Deformities Questionaire
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Funnel Chest
Evaluation of Chest Wall Motility After MIRPE
Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common congenital deformity of the chest wall and surgical treatment using the minimally invasive technique (MIRPE) is consolidating as the choice to perform PE correction.
- Trial name
- NCT05124626
- Testing
- MIRPE with two bars, MIRPE with one bar
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Funnel Chest
Evaluation of a New Model of Metallic Bar and Stabilizer for Use in MIRPE
Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common deformity of the chest wall, occurring in approximately 1/1000 people. Currently, surgical treatment by minimally invasive technique is consolidating as preferred technique for the…
- Trial name
- NCT03087734
- Testing
- Implantation of new model of bar with oblique stabilizers, Implantation of regular bar with perpendicular stabilizers
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatum
Impact of Surgical Treatments of Thoracic Deformation on Cardiopulmonary Functions
Pectus excavatum or carinatum are the most common congenital deformations of the ventral thoracic wall. Several different surgical methods with different techniques to correct these deformations have been described.
- Trial name
- NCT02163265
- Testing
- Surgery
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Cryoanalgesia vs. Epidural in the Nuss Procedure
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cryoanalgesia provides better pain control for minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair (the Nuss procedure) than thoracic epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT02721017
- Testing
- Cryoanalgesia, Thoracic epidural (ropivicaine, fentanyl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pectus Excavatum
Quantification of Chest Wall Changes After Nuss Bar Removal Utilizing Three-dimensional Optical Surface Scans
Pectus excavatum is the most common anterior chest wall deformity that affects up to 1:400 of newborns. If an operative correction is indicated, patients are often operated via the Ravitsch or Nuss bar procedure. The latter (i.e.
- Trial name
- CHEST (NCT04052321)
- Testing
- 3D optical surface scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
Prospective Trial: Pain Management After Pectus Excavatum Repair, Epidural Versus PCA
Pectus excavatum, the most common chest wall deformity, occurs in roughly one in 1000 children. Operative repair of the anterior thoracic concavity has transitioned to the minimally invasive approach with substernal bar placement…
- Trial name
- PectusEpiPCA (NCT01863498)
- Testing
- Epidural, PCA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Quantifying the Effect of the Crane Technique Through Three-dimensional Imaging
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital abnormality of the thoracic wall and occurs in 1 in 400 newborns. The gold standard treatment is the Nuss bar Procedure.
- Trial name
- CRANE (NCT04418583)
- Testing
- Three-dimensional imaging
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
Three-dimensional Optical Surface Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum (PE) is the most common anterior chest wall deformity. Currently, a chest radiography (CR) or Computed Tomography (CT) scan is acquired to determine and objectify pectus severity using the Haller Index.
- Trial name
- 3D PECTUS (NCT03926078)
- Testing
- 3D optical surface image, Chest radiography, CT scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
The Effect of Patient Position on the External Haller Index Value Among Patients With Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum is the most common anterior chest wall deformity, affecting up to 1:400 of newborns. The current gold standard to quantify the extent of deformity is by calculating the Haller Index based on a Computed Tomography…
- Trial name
- POSITION (NCT04046835)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
A Comparison Trial Between PCA and Epidural Analgesia for Pectus Excavatum Repair
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of epidural and IV analgesia in controlling pain in patients undergoing Nuss repair of pectus excavatum.
- Trial name
- NCT02056301
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Chest Wall Disorder
Comparison of Analgesic Requirements in Patients Receiving Nuss Operation Using 2 Different Anesthetic Adjuvants
Nowadays, general anaesthesia is carried under "balanced anesthesia technique" in which many anesthetic adjuvants are used simultaneously, including opioid analgesics in order to reduce the amount of inhalation agents.
- Trial name
- ARNRD (NCT04073758)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Jung Min Koo
Pectus Excavatum
Postoperative Recovery Quality According to Preoperative Fasting Time in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Nuss Operation
Preoperative fasting is intended to lower the amount of gastric contents in order to decrease the incidence of aspiration associated with endotracheal intubation.
- Trial name
- NCT04068324
- Testing
- New Care No Nil Per Os
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Jung Min Koo
Pectus Excavatum, Funnel Chest
Optical Surface Imaging Versus Conventional Photography as a Tool to Document the Surface Geometry of Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, known to occur in 1:400 of new-borns. Complaints may be of cosmetic nature or as a consequence of (cardio)pulmonary impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04185870
- Testing
- 3D scan, Standard photography
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Pectus Excavatum
Effects of Exercise Therapy on Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum (PE); It is an anterior chest wall deformity, characterized by varying degrees of depression of the sternum and costal cartilage, usually occurring at birth or in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04167865
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Pectus Deformity, Physical Disability
Comparison of Physical and Psychosocial Characteristics of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum Patients With Healthy Controls
Chest wall deformities are the development of ribs, cartilage and sternum that form the chest wall together with isolated or abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system. Pectus excavatum and carinatum deformities are most common.
- Conditions
- Pectus Deformity, Physical Disability, Psychosocial Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04172142
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Pectus Excavatum
Lung Ultrasound for the Postoperative Diagnosis of Pneumothorax in Children
This study will be conducted to determine the advantages and limitations of sonography compared with chest radiography, in the detection of post procedure iatrogenic pneumothorax in patients underwent to Pectus Excavatum (PE)…
- Trial name
- ECO_NUSS (NCT03073616)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Nicola Disma, MD
Deformity of Chest Wall
SPAIN Chest Wall Deformity Project (Pectus Repair)
Context: Chest wall deformities in children are relatively common. One such deformity, known as Pectus Excavatum (PE), involves a concavity of the chest and is the most frequent of these abnormalities - present in approximately 1…
- Trial name
- NCT02098681
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 348 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital