Clinical trials: Pleural Effusions, open to volunteers
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
Cirrhosis of the Liver, Ascites
Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragmatic Structure and Function in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Point-of-Care Tool for Predicting Complications and Sarcopenia in Limited Resource Settings
The goal of this observational study is to learn how liver cirrhosis affects the diaphragm, the main muscle used for breathing, in adults.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis of the Liver, Ascites, Pleural Effusion Disorder, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
- Trial name
- NCT07667608
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Driving Pressure During Surgeries With High Risk for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different types of perioperative mechanical ventilation (MV), specifically Protective Mechanical Ventilation (PMV) and MV with the lowest possible Driving Pressure (ΔP), in…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary Complications, Postoperative Respiratory Failure, Postoperative Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT07186933
- Testing
- PEEP titration for Minimum Driving Pressure, Lung Protective Ventilation
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University General Hospital of Patras
Pleural Tissue Culture
Pleural Tissue Culture Versus Pleural Fluid Culture in Infected Effusion
comparison between the result of fluid culture and that of pleural tissue culture
- Trial name
- NCT07140003
- Testing
- pleural biopsy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Pleural Infection
Pleural Space Saline Irrigation in Addition to Standard Intrapleural Thrombolytic Therapy in Empyema/Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion
The purpose of this study is to see if there is any benefit in adding saline irrigation through a chest tube to the standard course of treatment for people diagnosed or suspected of having a pleural space infection.
- Trial name
- NCT06434324
- Testing
- Saline Irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic