NCT02491671

Brief Summary

The effectiveness of tissue sealants to prevent Prolonged Air Leak (PAL) after lung resection procedures remains unproved. The investigators hypothesize that one of the main reasons for that is the heterogeneity of previously studied populations. Since currently the risk of postoperative PAL can be scored with a reasonable accuracy, the aim of this research is to investigate the effect of routine application of a novel tissue sealant in patients selected on the basis of a high risk of PAL estimated before surgery.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
260

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2015

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

6 active sites

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 10, 2015

Completed
28 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 8, 2015

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 24, 2015

Completed
3.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2019

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 27, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

August 9, 2021

Status Verified

August 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

3.6 years

First QC Date

June 10, 2015

Results QC Date

April 15, 2021

Last Update Submit

August 6, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Prevention PAL Prolonged Air Leak (PAL)Lung ResectionThoracic SurgeryPost-operative Thoracic Air Leak

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants With Prolonged Air Leak (PAL)

    Prevalence of Prolonged Air Leak (PAL) measured as binary variable (YES/NO) and recorded, from day of surgery to the fifth postoperative day, in the study questionnaire. The occurrence of the outcome will be recorded if air leak exists 5 days or more after surgery

    From day of surgery to the fifth postoperative day

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Duration of Air Leaks

    Check everyday from day of surgery up to 38 days post-operative at maximum

  • Number of Participants With at Least One Chest Tube Reinsertion

    From day of surgery up to 30 days thereafter

  • Number of Participants With One or More Readmission

    30 days post-operative

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental group: At the end of lung resection, lung sutures and 1.5 cm of lung parenchyma on each side will be covered by Hemopatch. No additional measures for preventing air leak will be indicated. In the case of massive air leak in spite of the use of Hemopatch, each surgeon will decide on the indication of additional sutures of tissue plasties. These cases will be accounted for failures on an intention to treat basis.

Device: HemopatchProcedure: standard preventive measures

Control group

OTHER

Control group: The standard preventive measures will be followed in each center, including reinforcement of sutures, pleural tents, suturing pericardial or subcutaneous fat

Procedure: standard preventive measures

Interventions

HemopatchDEVICE
Experimental group
Control groupExperimental group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Scheduled anatomical lung resection indicated for any non-infectious disease (excluding Pneumonectomy)
  • Patients classified in class D according estimated risk of PAL
  • Age between 18 and 80 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Those patients that according to Investigator assessment are not going to tolerate the procedure
  • Clinical and anesthetic criteria that contraindicate surgery
  • Severe uncontrolled illness
  • Pregnancy
  • Patients that are under Investigational New Drug treatment or have participated in study with a investigational drug (authorized or not) in 30 days before randomization.
  • Lack of Informed Consent or patient refusal
  • Postsurgery mechanical ventilation or repeated surgery in follow-up month.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (6)

Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla de Santander

Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

Location

Hospital Clinic

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal de Madrid

Madrid, 28034, Spain

Location

Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Madrid, 28040, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca (CAUSA)

Salamanca, 37007, Spain

Location

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, 41013, Spain

Location

Limitations and Caveats

Only the population in which a very high rate of PAL is expected was enrolled. There was no stratification by lung function or type of lung resection.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Marcelo Jiménez
Organization
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca

Study Officials

  • Gonzalo Varela, MD PhD FETCS

    IBSAL-Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2015

First Posted

July 8, 2015

Study Start

November 24, 2015

Primary Completion

June 30, 2019

Study Completion

June 30, 2019

Last Updated

August 9, 2021

Results First Posted

July 27, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-08

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