# VATS ( Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy) Compared to Reinsertion of a Thoracostomy Tube for Persistent Haemothorax

> **NCT02014077** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Cape Town** · enrollment: 62 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Haemothorax
- Empyema

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** VATS ( Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy )
- **PROCEDURE:** Thoracostomy Tube reinsertion

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02014077
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Cape Town
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-11
- **Final completion:** 2019-11
- **Target enrollment:** 62 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02014077

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02014077, "VATS ( Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy) Compared to Reinsertion of a Thoracostomy Tube for Persistent Haemothorax". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02014077. Licensed CC0.

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