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
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
Hemothorax, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic
Prospective Evaluation of 14F Thal Tube vs 28 French Chest Tube for Hemothorax and Use of Maximum Barrier Precautions
Traumatic hemothorax and hemopneumothorax are common diagnoses which are typically treated by placement of a chest tube. 28-32 Fr chest tubes have previously been shown equivalent to 36-40 Fr chest tubes for the non-emergent…
- Conditions
- Hemothorax, Hemopneumothorax; Traumatic, Empyema, Chest Tube Size
- Trial name
- NCT03167723
- Testing
- Chest tube placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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
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
Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Empyema
Clinical Trial Corticoids For Empyema And Pleural Effusion In Children
STUDY JUSTIFICATION 1. Scientific evidence of the usefulness of corticosteroid use for infectious diseases: Corticosteroids along with antibiotic use improve survival in some infectious processes provide long term benefits and…
- Trial name
- CORTEEC (NCT01261546)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- 8 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infanta Sofia
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 Effusion, Pleurisy
Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Use of an Antibiotic for Medical Thoracoscopy
This is a prospective study to assess the efficacy and safety of a single dose of cefazolin 2g IV for the prophylaxis of surgical site and pleural space infections in patients undergoing medical thoracoscopy.
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Empyema
- Trial name
- APT (NCT02446782)
- Testing
- Cefazolin, saline
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
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
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
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
Pyothorax, Fungal Infection Lungs
Fungal Empyema Thoracis
Background: Fungal empyema thoracis is a rare but life-threatening pleural infection caused by fungal organisms such as Aspergillus and Candida species.
- Conditions
- Pyothorax, Fungal Infection Lungs, Pleural Empyema
- Trial name
- NCT07337993
- Testing
- pleural lavage followed by surgery, Decortication, Conservative Arm
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
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 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
Pleural Neoplasms, Aspiration, Respiratory
Local Anesthesia Versus Combined Local Anesthesia With Single Dose Analgesia on Pain Control During Thoracic Ultrasound Guided Procedures
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of single dose analgesia in combination with local anesthesia to control pain during Trans Ultrasound guided procedures.
- Conditions
- Pleural Neoplasms, Aspiration, Respiratory, Pleural Effusion, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT05121233
- Testing
- Diclofenac
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Empyema, Pleural
Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety Parameters of Different Antibiotics Regimens for Management of Empyema
To evaluate the impact of using different antibiotic regimens including single and combined agents as the empirical therapy and evaluate the clinical outcomes regarding safety, efficacy, and pharmacodynamics parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT06787885
- Testing
- Levofloxacin + clindamycin, Levofloxacin + cefipime
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fayoum University
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
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
Empyema, Pleural, Pleural Infections
VATS or Intrapleural Enzymatic Therapy for Patients With Empyema.
A parapneumonic pleural infection is a frequently encountered and serious medical emergency with high morbidity and mortality in specific patient groups (especially in the elderly and immunocompromised).
- Trial name
- VIETS (NCT07886541)
- Testing
- VATS group, IET
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC