Fast Track Rehabilitation Following Video-assisted Lung Segmentectomy

Theagenio Cancer Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

Aim of this prospective randomized study is to assess the safety and efficacy of video-assisted lung segmentectomy (Group B) comparing with mini muscle-sparing thoracotomy (group A) during diagnostic process for pulmonary nodules.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

Interventions

VATSOTHER

Video-assisted lung segmentectomy

Mini thoracotomyPROCEDURE

Mini muscle sparing thoracotomy for lung segmentectomy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with undiagnosed multiple pulmonary nodules Exclusion Criteria: * Centrally located lesions * previous thoracotomy * extensive lung consolidation, and inability to achieve one lung ventilation

Locations (1)

Thoracic Surgery Department, Theagenio Cancer Hospital

Thessaloniki, Greece

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration of hospital stay

Time frame: Participants will be followed till home discharge, an average of 2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

postoperative morbidity

Time frame: Participants will be followed till home discharge, an average of 2 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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