Clinical trials: Pleural Effusion
Pleural Effusion, Cancer, Lung
The Safety and Efficacy of Fibrinolysis in Patients With an Indwelling Pleural Catheter for Multi-loculated Malignant Pleural Effusion.
The safety and efficacy of fibrinolysis in patients with an indwelling pleural catheter for multi-loculated malignant pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- NCT03678090
- Testing
- tPA standard dosage, tPA low dosage
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pleural Effusion
Not Invasive Monitoring of Pleural Drainage
This study investigates if data about monitoring the drainage of pleural effusion can be collected by non invasive sensors (feasibility).
- Trial name
- NCT01778270
- Testing
- Body Bioimpedance Sensor
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
COPD, ILD
Validation and Clinical Utility of the Lung Sliding Index (LSI) for Differentiating Pulmonary Diseases
This upcoming case-control study aims to confirm the Lung Sliding Index (LSI), a new ultrasound score that measures how well the pleura moves, in various lung diseases.
- Conditions
- COPD, ILD, Bronchiectasis, Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- NCT06983366
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pleura; Exudate
Efficacy And Safety Of Thoracoscopic Cryobiopsy In Patients With Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion
To demonstrated the efficacy and safety of taking biopsy specimens from parietal pleura in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion
- Trial name
- NCT04761003
- Testing
- Thoracoscopy forceps
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Splenomegaly, Pleural Effusion
Evaluation of a Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device As an Aid to the Physical Examination
The 40 resident study subjects will be randomized to either receive a training session on use of a pocket-sized ultrasound or to receive training on physical exam skills.
- Trial name
- NCT01948076
- Testing
- resident with GE vscan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation, Pericardial Effusion
Active Clearance of Chest Tubes After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance (ATC) technology in reducing the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) among post cardiac surgery patients and to…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Pericardial Effusion, Pleural Effusion, Hemothorax
- Trial name
- NCT02808897
- Testing
- Standard drainage, Active Tube Clearance drainage
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montreal Heart Institute