Comparing two ways to close chest tube wounds
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests two different methods to close the wound after a chest tube is removed. It looks at which method works better for people who had a chest tube placed due to injury.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You had a chest tube placed because of a chest injury, such as a collapsed lung (pneumothorax), blood in the chest (hemothorax), or both.
- You have not had any previous chest surgery on the same side as the chest tube.
- Your wound is small enough to close without stitches.
- You do not have a bleeding disorder.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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