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Pigtail catheter for Collapsed lung

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By narong kulvatunyou, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Arizona
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
Pivotal Trial
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

A small 14-French(F) pigtail catheter (PC) has been shown to work equally well with traditional 32-40F chest tube (CT), especially in traumatic pneumothorax. There are no clinical data on tube-site pain. The investigators hypothesize that PC tube site pain is less than CT.

Eligible Conditions
  • Collapsed lung

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Pigtail catheterExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Traditional chest tubeActive Control1 Intervention
28-French chest tube

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of ArizonaLead Sponsor
534 Previous Clinical Trials
159,437 Total Patients Enrolled
narong kulvatunyou, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Arizona
~2 spots leftby Nov 2025
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