NCT03113526: SLNDs

Neck Drains for SLNDs

Completed NA Last updated 8 December 2017

What this trial tests

NA trial testing remove drain in Neck Disease, Head and Neck Cancer in 53 participants. Completed in 11 January 2017.

Timeline

1 December 2015

Primary endpoint
3 January 2017

11 January 2017

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of California, San Francisco
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	53
Start date	1 December 2015
Primary completion	3 January 2017
Estimated completion	11 January 2017
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• remove drain

Conditions studied

• Neck Disease, Head and Neck Cancer — all drugs for Neck Disease, Head and Neck Cancer →

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Neck Disease, Head and Neck Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This is a single-blinded randomized controlled trial to compare the outcomes of early closed suction drain removal versus output volume-based drain removal after selective lateral neck dissections (SLND). The main hypothesis of the study is that the early drain removal of closed suction drains on the first postoperative day is safe compared to the current practice of output volume-based drain removal when output is less than 30ml/24hr or 15ml/12hr. This study will also evaluate the hypotheses that output volume-based drain removal of surgical drains increases inpatient length of stay and decreases the average patient satisfaction score on the measurement of quality of recovery (QoR-40).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Comparison of Output Volume Thresholds for Drain Removal After Selective Lateral Neck Dissection: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
   Tamplen ML, Tamplen J, Shuman E, Heaton CM, et al · · 2017 · cited 9× · PMID 28837725 · DOI 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1414