Outcomes of a Single Chest Drain vs Two Drains

NCT07125248 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 190/DME/KM
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Esophagectomy is a major surgical procedure done for carcinoma of esophagus. Usually bilateral chest tubes are placed in surgery for prevention of fluid accumulation in chest. However such procedure limits patients mobility and increases severity of pain. recent studies suggest that a single drain can be safe and effective. our study aims to compare the results of two chest tubes vs one.

Conditions

Pleura; Effusion; Esophageal Adenocarcinoma; Esophageal Anastomotic Leak

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Chest expansion

  Chest expansion will be observed by chest xray postoperatively

  On postoperative day 1 and day 3 .

Study Arms (2)

Bilateral chest drains group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will have bilateral intercostal chest tubes placed during surgery.

Procedure: Bilateral chest tube placement

Single drain group

EXPERIMENTAL

Paricipants in this group will have a single transhiatal drain placed in mediastinum that would be brought out through abdomen

Procedure: Single drain placement

Interventions

Bilateral chest tube placement PROCEDURE

Bilateral chest tubes will be passed in this intervention group through intercostal spaces

Bilateral chest drains group

Single drain placement PROCEDURE

A single transhiatal drain will be placed in mediastinum in this group

Single drain group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All patients undergoing open esophagectomy for carcinoma of esophagus

You may not qualify if:

• Non consenting individuals esophagectomy for benign disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Khyber Teaching Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Khyber teaching hospital

Peshawar, Khyberpukhtunkhwa, 25000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pleural Effusion; Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pleural Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Saeed Sarwar, MBBS

CONTACT

+923420973863; saeedkmc2020@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2025
• First Posted: August 15, 2025
• Study Start: February 28, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2025
• Study Completion: September 10, 2025
• Last Updated: August 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)