Clinical trials: Empyema, Pleural
Empyema, Pleural, Pleural Infection
Chest Drain Regular Flushing in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyemas
Infections of the pleural space are common, and patients require antibiotics and chest drain placement to evacuate the chest from the infected fluid. Chest drains can get blocked by the drainage fluid and material.
- Trial name
- RELIEF (NCT06427538)
- Testing
- Saline Flush
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Empyema, Pleural
VATS Decortication Versus IR Guided Chest Tube Insertion With Fibrinolytics for the Management of Empyema
The American Association of Thoracic Surgery defines empyema as pus in the pleural space. It is a common thoracic surgery presentation with an estimated 65,000 cases occurring annually in the United States.
- Trial name
- DICE (NCT03584113)
- Testing
- Video assisted thorascopic decortication, Interventional radiology guided chest tube insertion with MIST2 trial fibrinolytics
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Wiley Chung
Complicated Pleural Effusion/ Empyema
Effectiveness and Safety of Sodium Bicarbonate Pleural Lavage in the Treatment of Complex Pleural Effusion
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sodium bicarbonate pleural lavage in treating complex pleural effusion in adult.
- Trial name
- SAPLIC (NCT06734481)
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate pleural lavage, Saline pleural lavage
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
Pleuritis, Pleural Empyema
Procalcitonin in Pleural Pleuritis
The purpose of this study is to determine pleural level of procalcitonin in differents situations of pleuritis.
- Trial name
- NCT01011881
- Testing
- pleural level of procalcitonin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Loculated Empyema
Short Duration High Intensity Intrapleural Alteplase With Pulmozyme in Pleural Infection Management
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of the modified regimen short duration intrapleural 16mg alteplase (Actilyse, Boehringer Ingelheim) with 5mg DNase (Pulmozyme Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd) in patients with pleural…
- Trial name
- NCT04915586
- Testing
- Intra-pleural Alteplase 16mg with Pulmozyme (DNase) 5mg
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National University of Malaysia
Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion
Procoagulant Activity in Patients With Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion and Empyema
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still one of the most important causes of morbidity in adults. (1) In severe cases, parapneumonic effusions or empyema may develop.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT01178580
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma
A Comparative Study Between Regional Anesthesia in Thoracoscopes and the Conventional General Anesthesia
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is usually performed with general anesthesia and single lung ventilation. However, performing thoracic surgery under awake regional anesthesia has several potential advantages including…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pleural Mesothelioma, Pleural Empyema, Pulmonary Diseases or Conditions
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT05077111)
- Testing
- Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia, General Anesthesia with One Lung Ventilation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Reda Ashour
Pleural Empyema
VATS Surgery Compared to Drainage in the Treatment of Pleural Empyema
Pleura empyema is a frequent disease with a high morbidity and a mortality rate of approximately 15%. Pleura empyema is characterized by the passage of three stages (I - III).
- Trial name
- FIVERVATS (NCT04095676)
- Testing
- VATS group, Drain and intrapleural therapy group
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Decker Christensen
Tuberculosis, Tuberculous Pleurisy
Comparison the Level of CTGF Protein and Related Cytokine in Pleural Effusion
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is known to be a fibrogenic cytokine, it could be expressed in various fibrosis diseases. But, recent research showed that CTGF also be considered to be a tumor suppressive gene.
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Tuberculous Pleurisy, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT00313066
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Pleural Empyema
Evaluating Antibiotic Course Upon Adequate Treatment of Empyema
The study compares treatment strategies for treatment of pleural empyema (infected fluid in the chest). It will compare standard of care antibiotic course, 2-6 weeks, to a shorter course of antibiotics, 7 days.
- Trial name
- EvACUATE (NCT07862361)
- Testing
- shortened antibiotic course, Standard medical treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Pleural Empyema
Intrapleural DNase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Pediatric Empyema (DTPA Trial)
Bacterial pneumonia can be complicated by the development of excess fluid and pus (pleural empyema) around the lungs in children. The incidence of pleural empyema in children has increased significantly in the last 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT01717742
- Testing
- TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator), DNase
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Empyema, Pleural Effusion
Alteplase for Treatment of Empyema and Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
The purpose of this study is to assess the benefit to patients with empyema or complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPE) using a daily versus twice daily Alteplase regimen of two different dose strategies compared with saline…
- Trial name
- NCT00103766
- Testing
- Alteplase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- O'Brien, Jeana D., MD, FACP, FCCP
Lung Cancer, Lung Infection
UNC Pleural Fluid Registry
Research with biospecimens such as blood, tissue, or body fluids can help researchers understand how the human body works. Researchers can make new tests to find diseases, understand how treatments work, or find new ways to treat…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Lung Infection, Breast Cancer, Malignant Pleural Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT05620329
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,999 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Empyema Thoracis in Children
Early Results of Empyema Thoracis Treatment in Children by Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
The aim of study is to assess early results of Empyema Thoracis treatment in Children by Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04177550
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Nhan Pham Nguyen Hien
Thoracic Empyema
Pediatric Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in Management of Empyema
Thoracic surgeons have developed a thoracoscopic procedure which is less intrusive method allows complete evacuation and washing of the debris from the pleural cavity.
- Trial name
- VATS (NCT06424457)
- Testing
- video assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), open thoracotomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Surgical Complication, COVID-19
The Role of Surgery in Patients With Coronavirus Disease - 19 (COVID-19) Related Thoracic Complications
Thoracic complications directly or indirectly consequence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (including either pathologies strictly related to the infection, or iatrogenic effects of therapeutic attempts to treat it) have…
- Conditions
- Surgical Complication, COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Empyema, Pleural
- Trial name
- SThor-CoV-2 (NCT05204537)
- Testing
- Lung parenchyma resection, Empyemectomy
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Empyema, Pleural
Uniportal VATS Versus Chest Tube for Early Empyema
This randomized controlled study compared uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) versus chest tube drainage for initial (first-line) treatment of stage I (exudative) and stage II (fibrinopurulent) empyema in…
- Trial name
- NCT06325904
- Testing
- Uniportal VATS, Tube thoracostomy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Empyema, Pleural, Thoracic Empyema
Comparison of Lung Expansion After Uniportal and Multiportal Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Stage II Post Pneumonic Bacterial Empyema Thoracis
It was a parallel-armed randomized control study in which 160 participants admitted to the Thoracic Surgery Department, Services Hospital, Lahore were included.
- Trial name
- NCT07137507
- Testing
- Uniportal VATS, Multi-portal VATS
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
Pleural Infection
Diagnostic Utility of Pleural Infection-specific Multiplex PCR Panel
Pleural effusion is a common cause of hospitalization. Pleural infection ranked third among the pleural effusions requiring hospitalization in the United States.
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT07077096)
- Testing
- PRISM PCR panel, Conventional bacterial culture
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax
Suturing With U-Technique Versus Un-Reapproximated Wound Edges During Removal of Closed Thoracostomy Tube Drain
The study will be carried out by the principal investigator and his team at the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery of the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pneumothorax, Chest Trauma, Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Trial name
- SUTURE (NCT04193241)
- Testing
- Closure of chest tube wound
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ibadan