# Comparison of Chest Tube Wound Closure: Comparison Between Purse String Method and Plug Method.

> **NCT07319572** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences** · enrollment: 246 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pneumothorax
- Hemothorax
- Chest Tube
- Chest Tube Removal
- Purse String
- Plug Method

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Purse string suture closure
- **PROCEDURE:** Plug method closure

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07319572
- **Lead sponsor:** Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2026-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 246 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07319572

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07319572, "Comparison of Chest Tube Wound Closure: Comparison Between Purse String Method and Plug Method.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07319572. Licensed CC0.

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