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Current international clinical guidelines advise intercostal drain (ICD) insertion for SSP. However, in a previous small study needle aspiration (NA) has been shown to reduce length of hospital stay (LOHS) and reduce complications. We are evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an initial NA approach to the management of patients with SSP in the United Kingdom.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The PRINCE-SSP (Pragmatic non-inferiority Randomised trial Investigating Needle aspiration vs ChEst drain for Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax) trial is a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, parallel, two-group, randomised, non-inferiority trial to establish whether NA for SSP is non-inferior in terms of LOHS compared with ICD. We aim to recruit 110 patients from at least 15 UK NHS hospitals, over 18 months. 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