Clinical trials: Pleural Infections and Inflammations
Pneumonia, Necrotizing, Lung Abscess
Complicated Pneumonia (CP) in Children in South-East Europe
This retrospective observational study aims to evaluate clinical course of complicated community acquired pneumonia in children, particularly focusing on necrotizing pneumonia cases, as well as determination of etiological agents…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Necrotizing, Lung Abscess, Empyema, Pleural
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06657898)
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Aleksandar Sovtic
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
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
Pleural Infection, Pleural Diseases
The Oxford Pleural Infection Endotyping Study
Pleural infection is a severe disease with increasing incidence worldwide. The subphenotypes of pleural infection remain unknown.We designed a study to endotype the disease and assess the association between patient phenotype…
- Conditions
- Pleural Infection, Pleural Diseases, Pleural Effusion, Pleural Empyema
- Trial name
- TORPIDS-2 (NCT06513689)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion, Pleural Empyema
Early Medical Thoracoscopy Versus Simple Chest Tube Drainage in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Pleural Empyema
Multicenter, randomized controlled study to compare early mini-invasive thoracoscopy to simple chest tube drainage in complicated parapneumonic effusions or pleural empyema. 100 patients will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT00234208
- Testing
- Medical thoracoscopy, Simple chest tube drainage
- Where
- 5 sites in Greece, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Pneumothorax, Hydrothorax
KatGuide Method Versus Conventional Method at Insertion of Chest Tube
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether if KatGuide (a new developed medical device) improves the placing of a large bore chest tube in the pleural cavity compared to the conventional method.
- Conditions
- Pneumothorax, Hydrothorax, Hemothorax, Empyema
- Trial name
- KatGuide (NCT01522885)
- Testing
- KatGuide versus conventional method (forceps), Chest tube insertion
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Niels Katballe
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, 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
Empyema, Pleural, Parapneumonic Effusion
Management of Pleural Space Infections
Currently, there is no high-quality evidence comparing the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness of surgical drainage combined with antibiotics versus dual-agent intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy (IPFT) catheter drainage of…
- Trial name
- NCT03873766
- Testing
- Intrapleural Medications, Surgery, Pleural Sampling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swedish Medical Center
Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural
Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion With Fibrinolytic Therapy Versus VATs Decortication
This study aims to standardize the treatment of pleural space (parapneumonic) infections by comparing the difference in outcomes between 2 methods of treatment: early VATS (Video Assisted Thorascopic Surgery) decortication versus…
- Conditions
- Parapneumonic Effusion, Empyema, Pleural, Coagulopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03583931
- Testing
- VATS Decortication, Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
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
To Investigate Diagnostic Aid of the Inflammation and Apoptosis-associated Markers and Apoptosis Pattern of PE Neutrophil for Tuberculous Pleurisy
Evaluating the Diagnostic Validity of Inflammation-associated Markers for Tuberculous Pleurisy
1. To investigate the difference of PE inflammation/apoptosis-associated markers between TB pleurisy and non-TB pleurisy 2. To investigate the difference of neutrophil apoptosis in exudative PE between TB pleurisy and non-TB…
- Trial name
- NCT01685099
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Pleural Infection, Pleural Infections
Role of Medical Thoracoscopy in Pleural Infection (PROMPT Trial)
The PROMPT study is testing whether an early keyhole procedure called Medical Thoracoscopy, which lets doctors look inside the chest and remove infected fluid, works better than current standard treatment (medicines to break up…
- Conditions
- Pleural Infection, Pleural Infections, Pleural Infections and Inflammations
- Trial name
- PROMPT (NCT07550530)
- Testing
- medical thoracoscopy, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Università Politecnica delle Marche
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
Empyema, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
Efficacy and Security of Intrapleurally Alteplase vs Urokinase for the Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema
1. Objectives: Main objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intrapleural alteplase vs urokinase in patients with complex complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion and empyema.
- Conditions
- Empyema, Pleural, Pleural Effusion, Pleural Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01246453
- Testing
- Intrapleurally Alteplase vs Intrapleurally Urokinase
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Pleural Empyema, Tuberculosis (TB)
The Role of Decortication in Complex Empyema Cases: Multidrug Resistance and Tuberculosis at the Forefront
Empyema is a problem that thoracic surgeons deal in everyday practice. The main goal of treatment is evacuating the pus and fibrin deposits in the thoracic cavity for complete lung expansion.
- Conditions
- Pleural Empyema, Tuberculosis (TB), Bacterial Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT07167823
- Testing
- Decortication
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
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 Infection, Empyema
Fibrinolysis Compared to Thoracoscopy for Pleural Infection
The purpose of this prospective randomized clinical trial is to compare two currently accepted standard-of-care treatment strategies: Medical thoracoscopy as compared to instillation of intrapleural tissue Plasminogen Activator…
- Conditions
- Pleural Infection, Empyema, Pleural Diseases, Parapneumonic Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT03468933
- Testing
- tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and human recombinant deoxyribonuclease (DNase), Medical Thoracoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
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