# 16F vs 24F Chest Drain After Minimally Invasive Lobectomy and/or Segmentectomy

> **NCT06958848** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland** · enrollment: 124 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pneumothorax
- Pleural Effusion

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** 16 F chest tube
- **DEVICE:** 24 F chest tube
- **PROCEDURE:** Early removal
- **PROCEDURE:** Standard removal

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06958848
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2027-04-30
- **Final completion:** 2027-08-30
- **Target enrollment:** 124 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06958848

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06958848, "16F vs 24F Chest Drain After Minimally Invasive Lobectomy and/or Segmentectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06958848. Licensed CC0.

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