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Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02241954

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Official title

Ertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome

Brief summary

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The hypothesis of the study is that individuals with poor pulmonary function secondary to TIS will benefit from expansion thoracoplasty. The investigators specific aims are to: 1. Record pulmonary function and thoracic volume of TIS patients at enrollment and with serial observation 2. Offer expansion thoracoplasty therapy to TIS patients with 1. poor pulmonary function at enrollment 2. progressive decline in pulmonary function 3. progressive chest wall and/or spinal deformity 4. lack of appropriate increase in thoracic volume during growth 3. Document efficacy of expansion thoracoplasty for TIS patients

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02241954
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
7 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
6 Months to 17 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Nov 10, 2010
Primary completion
Mar 24, 2018
Completion
Feb 27, 2020
Last update posted
May 11, 2020

2010 – 2020

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville Tennessee 37232

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