Clinical trials: Thoracoscopy
Lung Hernia, Thoracoscopy
Lung Herniation After Uniportal VATS
During patient follow up the investigators noticed the occasional occurence of a lung herniation after uniportal Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
- Conditions
- Lung Hernia, Thoracoscopy, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04566094
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Atrial Fibrillation
Totally Endoscopic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Primary Objective To evaluate the efficiency of totally endoscopic ablation of AF compared to rate control management of AF. Secondary Objectives Does totally endoscopic ablation: reduce atrial fibrillation symptoms? increase…
- Trial name
- TEA (NCT00940056)
- Testing
- Endoscopic ablation of AF, Rate control
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Autonomic Modulation Via Thoracoscopic Surgery, 10 Year Follow up.
This observational study investigates the long-term outcomes of patients ten years after their participation in a previous study on the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- AFACT-10 (NCT06493591)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC
Pediatric Thoracoscopy
Retrolaminar Block for Pediatric Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a rapid and simple technique associated with rare complications, but it is associated with severe postoperative pain that makes breathing and coughing difficult resulting in increased occurrence of…
- Trial name
- NCT04688918
- Testing
- Retrolaminar block, paravertebral group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia
Correlation Between NOL Index After Stimulus and Post-operative Opioid, Pain, Pre-operative Phenotype
This study evaluates the correlation between NoL index response to standardized stimulus under general anesthesia and the post-operative pain, assessed by opioid consumption and numerical pain scores after video-assisted…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anesthesia, Catastrophizing, Nociceptive Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03422783
- Testing
- Standardized tetanic stimulation, Catastrophizing score, Nociceptive threshold
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
Pleural Infection, Pleural Adhesions
Chemical vs Mechanical Pleural Adhesiolysis for Liberation of Captive Pleura in Stacked Effusion
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical and radiological efficacy of chemical pleural adhesiolysis (using either intrapleural 3% hydrogen peroxide or intrapleural corticosteroids) versus mechanical pleural…
- Conditions
- Pleural Infection, Pleural Adhesions, Pleural Effusion, Pleural Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT07713329
- Testing
- Intrapleural Hydrogen Peroxide (H_2O_2), Intrapleural Corticosteroids, Thoracoscopic Mechanical Pleurolysis
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
Perioperative Care, Chronic Post-operative Pain
Optimized Acute Pain Control With Parecoxib in Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.
Chronic pain after thoracic surgery has been a bothering problem since the era of thoracotomy. The prevalence of chronic pain no matter in thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is about 30 to 47%.
- Trial name
- NCT05150431
- Testing
- Parecoxib
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pleural Diseases
Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus Medical Thoracoscopy
The purpose of this prospective randomized clinical trial is to compare two currently accepted standard-of-care treatment strategies: medical thoracoscopy as compared to instillation of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator…
- Trial name
- NCT03213834
- Testing
- Chest thoracoscopy, Chest fibrinolytic therapy, tPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Empyema
Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Tube Thoracostomy in Management of Empyema .
Pleural empyema : is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms, usually bacteria.[1] Medical thoracoscopy has played a marginal role in the treatment of empyema for a long time, but has become more and…
- Trial name
- NCT03859206
- Testing
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Surgical Education
The Training of Resident Surgeons in Single-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery Wound Position Selection
the metaverse system applied to the training of wound location selection for singleport thoracoscopic surgery. The experimental design is two groups of 40 computer tomography located superficially less than 2 cm lung nodule…
- Trial name
- OpVerse (NCT06524297)
- Testing
- Metaverse system (Patients), Metaverse system (Resident Physician)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Congenital Esophageal Atresia
Robotic Versus Thoracoscopy Versus Thoracotomy Repair for Congenital Esophageal Atresia
Thoracotomy repair has long been considered the gold standard for the repair of esophageal atresia but is associated with potential musculoskeletal complications which may result in long term morbidity for the patient.
- Trial name
- RR VS TR VS OR (NCT06208449)
- Testing
- Robotic repair for EA, Thoracoscopic repair for EA, Thoracotomy repair for EA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Zunyi Medical College
Lung Cancer
Surgical Versus Non-surgical Staging of Lung Cancer
About half of all lung cancers are caught after they have spread to nearby lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are small glands found throughout the body that remove bacteria and foreign particles (part of the immune system).
- Trial name
- NCT01117714
- Testing
- Integrated Staging for Early Detection of Metastases in Lung Cancer
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Diaphragmatic Eventration
Diaphragmatic Eventration in Children : Evaluation of Care Strategies and Results in the French Cohort.
A diaphragmatic eventration is an abnormal and permanent elevation of a portion or an entire intact hemidiaphragm. This rare pathology, found in 0.2 - 1 for every 1000 patients in large radiological series, is either congenital…
- Trial name
- PedDiaVen (NCT04862494)
- Testing
- clinical surveillance, diaphragmatic plication
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Postoperative Pain
Efficacy of Paravertebral Nerve Blockade to Reduce Pain Following Thoracoscopy
This study is designed to assess: The impact of preoperative multilevel thoracic paravertebral nerve blockade compared to intercostal nerve blockade performed at the end of surgery on the intensity of postoperative pain in…
- Trial name
- NCT01715701
- Testing
- Paravertebral nerve blockade, Intercostal nerve blockade, Patient Controlled Analgesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Pleural Effusion Disorder
Dual-function Semirigid Thoracoscopy Versus Rigid Thoracoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pleural Disease
Medical thoracoscopy (rigid and semirigid) is an effective, safe method for diagnosing and managing pleural diseases. Rigid thoracoscopy demonstrates superior overall diagnostic yield compared to semirigid techniques (flexible…
- Trial name
- NCT07114783
- Testing
- Dual-function semi-rigid thoracoscopy, Rigid thoracoscopy
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma, Hyperparathyroidism
VATS for Resection of Mediastinal Parathyroids
Background: hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is a disease caused by hypersecretion of one or more parathyroid glands, it can be associated with ectopic mediastinal parathyroid glands (MEPA) in 2% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT05696405
- Testing
- VATS resection of MEPA
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Ajusco Medio
Pleural Effusion
Role of Cryobiopsy in Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, size and quality of the specimens obtained by cryoprobe in comparison to those specimens obtained by flexible forceps during medical thoracoscopy in diagnosis of pleural…
- Trial name
- NCT03828903
- Testing
- Cryoprobe
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Early Stage Non-small-cell Lung Cancer (Stage 1-2)
Assessment of Ergonomics in 3D vs 2D Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) pulmonary lobectomy is currently widely employed as the first treatment option for surgical management of early stage (stage I-II) non-small-cell-lung-cancer (NSCLC).
- Trial name
- NCT03925103
- Testing
- 3D VATS lobectomy, 2D VATS lobectomy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Malignant Pleural Effusion: Pleur-X vs. Chemical Pleurodesis in VATS
This is a prospective randomized study whose aim is to compare the efficacy of the permanent thoracic catheter (Pleur-X) versus chemical pleurodesis in videothoracoscopy (VATS) in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion at…
- Trial name
- Pleur-X (NCT03518788)
- Testing
- Pleur-X, Pleurodesis
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Rolf Inderbitzi
Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation Versus Thoracoscopic Ablation to Patients With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
Patents with atrial fibrillation can be treated with the purpose of curing the arrhythmia.This may be achieved by catheter ablation and Maze surgery where the latter includes open heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00296166
- Testing
- Catheter ablation, Thoracoscopic epicardial ablation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet