Clinical trials: Pleurodesis
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Randomized Controlled Trial of Talc Instillation In Addition To Daily Drainage Through a Tunneled Pleural Catheter to Improve Rates of Outpatient Pleurodesis in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion
The purpose of this study is to compare the experiences of subjects who drain malignant (cancerous) pleural effusions (fluid) from around their lung(s) in a more frequent manner using a talc instilled via tunneled pleural…
- Trial name
- NCT04792970
- Testing
- Talc
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Advanced Cancers, Malignant Pleural Effusions
Indwelling Pleural Catheter With Either Doxycycline or Saline at Day 7 for Pleurodesis
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) in combination with saline (the current standard of care) versus IPC in combination with doxycycline as treatment for pleural effusions.
- Trial name
- NCT02623959
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Fentanyl Patch, Fentanyl (IV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Assessment of Safety of Air Travel in Patients With Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
The aim of this study is to conduct survey-based assessments for the safety of air travel in patients with pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH).
- Trial name
- NCT03052101
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Pleural Effusion
Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy to Enhance Chemical Pleurodesis Enhance Chemical Pleurodesis
Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy to Enhance Chemical Pleurodesis versus Standard of care Talc therapy in patients with recurrent pleural effusion.
- Trial name
- NCT04806373
- Testing
- Cathflo Activase, Talc Slurry Pleurodesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Healthcare System