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Contact the study team using the details below to take part. If there are no contact details below please ask your doctor in the first instance.
Miss
Nikki
Blythe
+44 (0)117 394 0250
comited-trial@bristol.ac.uk
Prof
Edward
Carlton
+44 (0)7595 040112
Ed.Carlton@nbt.nhs.uk
Prof
Edward
Carlton
+44 (0)7595 040112
Ed.Carlton@nbt.nhs.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
Traumatic pneumothorax
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A collapsed lung (also known as a ‘pneumothorax’) can occur following trauma such as falls, road traffic accidents, or knife injuries. We are doing a study to compare different treatment options for a collapsed lung. Currently, doctors treat this condition by inserting a tube (chest drain) through the chest wall, to help the lung re-inflate. Every year, around 25,000 patients in England and Wales have a chest drain inserted. We think that more patients with a collapsed lung could be safely treated without a chest drain, but there is currently no good research evidence one way or the other. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) identified this as an area of need and funded our research study to answer the question.
Both treatments for a collapsed lung (treatment with or without a chest drain) have advantages and disadvantages, but we do not know if one is better than the other. This research will help us find out which treatment is better and whether doctors should change their practice and potentially treat fewer patients with a chest drain.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38889939/ (added 19/06/2024)
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
1. Treating clinician(s) believe injuries are incompatible with life2. Respiratory arrest3. Haemothorax requiring a chest drain in the opinion of the treating clinician(s)4. Clinical and imaging evidence of tension pneumothorax 5. Prisoners (does not include those in police custody; only those detained in prison establishments)6. Retrospective paediatric exclusion if patient confirmed to be aged <16 years
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Prof
Edward
Carlton
+44 (0)7595 040112
Ed.Carlton@nbt.nhs.uk
Prof
Edward
Carlton
+44 (0)7595 040112
Ed.Carlton@nbt.nhs.uk
Miss
Nikki
Blythe
+44 (0)117 394 0250
comited-trial@bristol.ac.uk
More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.
The study is sponsored by North Bristol NHS Trust and funded by National Institute for Health Research; Health Technology Assessment Programme.
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