An observational study in Repair of Pectus Excavatum, sponsored by Children's Health System, Inc.. Status unknown at 12 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 21 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-10-12.
Sponsored by Children's Health System, Inc. · Observational
Among 22 studies in Funnel Chest with a site in United States — 2 open to participants now, 6 under way, none of them phase 3. Funnel Chest · United States.
Among the 22 studies in Funnel Chest with a site in United States, this one is the only one that started in 2001, is one of 9 observational ones, and was the 1st registered.
79 studies on the registry are indexed under Funnel Chest; 10 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 360 is above the median of 68 across 32 observational studies indexed under Funnel Chest.
Browse Funnel Chest studies →2 of the 22 studies in Funnel Chest with a site in United States are open now, in 1 country. Each count lists the studies.
Of the 9 Funnel Chest studies recruiting now, 1 (11%) set no upper age limit and 8 (89%) stop at 75 or younger; 9 take children under 18; 1 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 3 Years to 21 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.
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First in 2001; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2001.
Median enrollment 65 across the 13 interventional studies, 348 across the 9 observational. Of the 14 that completed or were terminated, 7 (50%) have results posted.
None of the 22 has an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Children's Health System, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
Children's Health System, Inc. has 1 study filed under Funnel Chest — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
None of the studies under way reaches primary completion within a year.
Among the 22 studies in Funnel Chest with a site in United States, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
The main goal of the pectus multicenter outcomes study is to document the utility of PEx repair in improving health and quality of life and to test the prevailing belief that the two predominant surgical procedures currently in use for PEx repair are essentially equivalent in terms of long-term outcomes.
We believe the uncertainty about the impact of PEx on cardiopulmonary function is due to part to the fact that the previous studies have not measured the physiological parameters mostly likely affected by the defect. A protocol to test this was developed. Thus, we propose to use these measures as well as conventional output of progressive exercise test to examine cardiopulmonary function before and after surgical repair of PEx within the context of the original study.
Inclusion Criteria:Haller index by thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan of 3.2 or greater, has decided to have surgery to repair PEx, Written obtained from the parent or guardian of the subject,or, fro subjects 18-21 years, from the subject him(her)self, and assent of the child.
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Exclusion Criteria:Pectus carinatum, Poland's syndrome or other comlex chest wall anomaly,Previous repair of PEx by any technique, Previous thoracic surgery, Congenital heart disease, Bleeding dyscrasia, History of major anesthetic risk factors such as malignant hyperthermia, Pregnancy, Surgical repair to be performed with bar other than stainless steel.
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Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
The record gives a start of Aug 2001 and a completion of Dec 2008. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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