Clinical trials: Pleural Effusion Disorder
Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion
Drainage Amount for Removal of Thoracostomy Tube
The purpose of this study is to determine whether chest tubes can be safely removed without considering how much fluid is draining through the tube.
- Trial name
- DARTT (NCT00575198)
- Testing
- No drainage threshold, Drainage <2 mL/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Pleural Empyema
Dornase Alfa and Urokinase for Kids With Pleural Empyema
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intrapleural treatment with Dornase alfa plus Urokinase improves clinical outcome compared to Urokinase alone in children with complicated parapneumonic effusions
- Trial name
- DUKE (NCT00502632)
- Testing
- Urokinase and Dornase alfa, Urokinase
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Pleural Effusion
A Feasibility and Safety Study of the Use of a Dedicated Ballooned Intercostal Drain
Drainage of air and fluid from the chest cavity using plastic tubes (chest drains) is an essential tool in Chest Medicine. A common complication of drain insertion is accidental removal of the drain, usually as a result of…
- Trial name
- NCT01869504
- Testing
- Balloon-tipped intercostal drain
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Effusion
Neutrophil-to Lymphocyte and Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Exudative Pleural Effusion
Exudative pleural effusion (EPE) presents a diagnostic challenge, requiring accurate biomarkers to predict outcomes and guide treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07003204
- Testing
- medical thoracoscopy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Chylous Pleural Effusion Following Cardiothoracic Surgery
Fortified Skimmed Mother's Milk in the Management of Chylothorax
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of fortified skimmed mother's milk is a safe alternative to specialized formula in the treatment of chylothorax following cardiothoracic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01673165
- Testing
- Skimmed mother's milk, Specialized Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Prognosis
Longitudinal Follow up of Patients With Pleural Effusion
This study aims to evaluate the clinical course of patients diagnosed with pleural effusion and determine various clinical factors and biomarkers associated that can predict the diagnosis and clinical outcome and prognosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT04670562
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Tuberculosis, Pleural Effusion
Efficacy Study of Thrice Weekly Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course Regimen in Tubercular Pleural Effusion
Tubercular pleural effusion is the second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) seen in clinical practice after tuberculosis (TB) lymphadenitis.
- Trial name
- NCT01560078
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Chylothorax
Chylothorax Following Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine at risk populations for certain congenital heart defects or certain operative procedures and to define the associated morbidity secondary to chylothorax - prolonged chest tube drainage…
- Trial name
- NCT00215098
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Empyema, Pleural
Comparison of Intrapleural Urokinase and Video-Assisted Thorascopic Surgery in the Treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion in Children
Despite the improvement in the technology available for diagnosing and treating empyema, the management of empyema in children remains controversial.
- Trial name
- UROVATS (NCT02165891)
- Testing
- insertion of a chest drain with urokinase instillation, primary video-assisted thorascopic surgery
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
Lung Neoplasm, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Respiratory Endoscopy: Diagnostic Yield, Technical Factors and Complications
Background: Respiratory endoscopy comprises flexible bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy. The diagnostic yield, technical factors and complications for all patient sub-populations is still not clearly defined.
- Conditions
- Lung Neoplasm, Lung Diseases, Interstitial, Respiratory Tract Infections, Pleural Effusions
- Trial name
- NCT01374542
- Testing
- Respiratory endoscopy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Pleural Effusion
Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions
Consecutive patients who are planned to undergo a medical thoracoscopy for obtaining pleural biopsies will be enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- MICRO (NCT03449602)
- Testing
- Mini-thoracoscopy, Conventional rigid thoraoscopy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Bronchiolitis Acute
Use of Lung Ultrasound in Children With Acute Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants. The diagnosis is clinical and chest x-ray (CXR) should be reserved for severe cases in which signs of pulmonary complications are present.
- Trial name
- NCT03280732
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Pleuro-pneumonia
NSAIDs Treatment in Children With Pleuropneumonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of routine NSAIDs treatment for hospitalized children with pleuropneumonia in comparison with acetominophen treatment (all in conjunction with adequate antibiotic therapy).
- Trial name
- NCT01586299
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Tuberculous Pleurisy
Drainage of Tuberculous Pleural Effusions
Tuberculous (TB) pleurisy can cause clinical symptoms and pleural fibrosis with resultant residual pleural thickening (RPT). Therapeutic thoracentesis or initial complete drainage in addition to anti-TB drugs have been tried to…
- Trial name
- NCT00524147
- Testing
- Pigtail drainage
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple
AI Assisted Detection of Chest X-Rays
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple, Pulmonary Consolidation, Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- AID-CXR (NCT06075836)
- Testing
- Cases reading, Ground truthing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Malignant Pericardial Effusion, Malignant Pleural Effusion
Genetic Sequencing-Informed Targeted Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This randomized clinical trial studies how well genetic sequencing-informed targeted therapy works in treating patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Malignant Pericardial Effusion, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02132884
- Testing
- cytology specimen collection procedure, therapeutic procedure, targeted therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Pleural Effusion, Lung Consolidation
Point of Care Ultrasound Lung Artificial Intelligence (AI) Validation Data Collection Study
This study is being conducted to collect image data and relevant clinical data from medical records of patients with suspicion of lung consolidation or pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- AI (NCT04891705)
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound Scan
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people
- Sponsor
- Philips Clinical & Medical Affairs Global
Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea
Education and Training Competences in Thoracic Ultrasound
The use of thoracic ultrasound has expanded widely within the las couple of years, and several studies have proved a high diagnostic accuracy for many of the most common causes of respiratory failure and dyspnoea.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea, Pleural Effusion, Pulmonary Edema
- Trial name
- NCT03728491
- Testing
- Simulator, Healthy figurants
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Pleural Effusion
Effect of Bubble Positive Expiratory Pressure and Segmental Breathing Versus Incentive Spirometry in Pleural Effusion
Conducted as a randomized clinical trial, this study will include 40 pediatric participants aged 5-16, recruited from Gulab Devi Chest Hospital and Children's Hospital, Lahore.
- Trial name
- NCT07248774
- Testing
- Bubble PEP, Incentive Spirometery
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Lung Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Identifying Early Lung Cancer Cells in Malignant Pleural Effusion Samples From Patients With Primary Lung Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of pleural fluid in the laboratory from patients with lung cancer may help doctors identify early lung cancer cells. It may also help the study of lung cancer in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT00897143
- Testing
- microarray analysis, mutation analysis, flow cytometry
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center