Clinical trials: Pleural Empyema
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
Empyema
Empyema Treated With tPA & DNAse
The objective of this study is to scientifically evaluate a new substrate for fibrinolysis compared to our standard tPA. The hypothesis, driven by a recent prospective trial, is that tPA may benefit from the addition of DNAse.
- Trial name
- NCT01862458
- Testing
- tPA alone, tPA plus dornase
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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
Acute Cholecystitis, Empyema
Drainage is Not Necessary Procedure After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Due to Severe Acute Cholecystitis
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the current preferred method of cholecystectomy. The role of routine drainage after LC to decrease postoperative morbidity is still an issue of considerable debate.
- Trial name
- NCT01625247
- Testing
- Surgical drainage
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
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
Infection, Cancer
Comparing Xperguide vs. Conventional Methods During Percutaneous Image Guided Procedures
Background: Procedures that use medical tools in or near a possible abnormality in the body often use computed tomography (CT) scans to locate the abnormality and guide the path that a needle will take to collect a sample of…
- Conditions
- Infection, Cancer, Neoplasm, Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT01287013
- Testing
- Cone-beam computed tomography (CT), Conventional Computed Tomography (CT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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
Empyema
Medical Thoracoscopy in Treatment Outcomes of Empyema Management
To evaluate the efficacy of drainage achieved by thoracoscopy vs tube drainage alone. To compare clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay, need for additional procedures, and treatment failure rates between the two…
- Trial name
- NCT06132997
- Testing
- Thoracoscopy procedure, Chest tube thoracostomy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hend Mohamed Sayed Mohamed
Empyema, Pneumonia
Urokinase Versus Video-assisted Thoracoscopic to Treat Complicated Parapneumonic Empyema in Childhood
A great controversy exists about which is the best method to perform the evacuation of the collection. The purpose of this study is to evaluate which is the best initial treatment to drain complicated parapneumonic empyema…
- Trial name
- NCT00798278
- Testing
- Urokinase, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic
- Where
- 6 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Society of Pediatric Surgery
Acute Cholecystitis, Empyema, Gallbladder
Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Grade II Acute Cholecystitis Guidelines
The aim of this study is to compare between early laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus percutaneous cholecystostomy followed by delayed interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy as regards the operative and postoperative complications
- Trial name
- PC (NCT04979936)
- Testing
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University