Multicentre, prospective, observational study investigating the most appropriate surgical option that can prevent the recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after surgery: the PATCH study, protocol.

Yuka KadomatsuHiromu YoshiokaKikuo ShigemitsuYuji NomataShunsuke MoriKyoko HijiyaHideki MotoyamaYasuhisa IchikawaKuniyo SueyoshiToshiki OkasakaEi MiyamotoMasashi KobayashiMamoru TakahashiTakuji FujinagaHiroko TakechiHiroya YamagishiTeruhisa TakuwaJun KobayashiJin SakamotoTetsuo TaniguchiNobuharu HanaokaYoko KuboToyofumi F Chen-Yoshikawa

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

NCT04758143.

Keyphrases

study protocol
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
double blind
open label
free survival
placebo controlled
cross sectional