# Prolonged Chest Tube Treatment to Reduce Rates of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery

> **NCT06800781** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Region Skane** · enrollment: 624 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
- Valve Replacement
- Aortic Surgery

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Prolonged treatment with posterior pericardial chest tube plus standard care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06800781
- **Lead sponsor:** Region Skane
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-02-10
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12
- **Final completion:** 2033-12
- **Target enrollment:** 624 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-29

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06800781

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06800781, "Prolonged Chest Tube Treatment to Reduce Rates of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06800781. Licensed CC0.

---

*[Clinical trials dataset](/datasets/clinical-trials) · CC0 1.0*