Clinical trials: Thoracentesis, open to volunteers
Pleural Effusion
Continuation Of a Study to Investigate the Effect of Thoracocentesis on Neural Respiratory Drive in Pleural Effusion
The aim of this study is to better understand the relationship between pleural effusions and breathlessness in patients with unilateral pleural effusions and breathlessness who require pleural fluid removal for its management.
- Trial name
- COSINE (NCT05945043)
- Testing
- Surface parasternal eletromyogram, Surface diaphragm electromyogram, Parasternal muscle ultrasound
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Congestive Heart Failure(CHF), Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure
DRAIN: DRainage in Acute Decompensated Heart faIlure With Pleural effusioNs
The goal of this study is to assess if removal of fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion) by a routine procedure called as thoracentesis is helpful to decrease shortness of breath in hospitalized patients with congestive heart…
- Trial name
- DRAIN-IT (NCT07419360)
- Testing
- Thoracentesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion Disorder
Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Saline Irrigation as an Add-On Therapy for Retained Pleural Infections [LYTICS +]
The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a pilot prospective non-blind clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel saline irrigation technique as an adjunct to standard interventions for treating retained…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion Associated With Pulmonary Infection, Pleural Effusion Disorder, Pleural Effusions
- Trial name
- [LYTICS+] (NCT06713382)
- Testing
- Pleural Saline Irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pleural Effusion, Transudative Pleural Effusion
Evaluation of Transthoracic Ultrasonography in Differentiating Pleural Effusions
Pleural effusion is a condition where excess fluid builds up in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. To properly treat this condition, doctors must determine if the fluid is a "transudate" (usually resulting from…
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Transudative Pleural Effusion, Exudative Pleural Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT07513909
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pleural Effusion, Frist Time Indication to Perform a Thoracentesis
Improvement to Perform Thoracocentesis After a Specific Training in Medical Students With the Supervised Use of an Augmented Reality Simulator
Monocentric study, aiming to assess the improvement of medical students to perform a first-time thoracentesis after training using a specific training using an augmented virtual reality simulator, versus standard training.
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Frist Time Indication to Perform a Thoracentesis, Medical Student Training
- Trial name
- ARPEGES (NCT05960747)
- Testing
- Simulation group
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Pleural Effusion, Pleural Diseases
Strategy for Prompt and Effective Thoracentesis in the Emergency Department
The SPEEDTAP-trial is a prospective, randomised, investigator-initiated, multicenter, clinical superior trial investigating two thoracentesis methods in four emergency departments (ED) in Central Denmark Region.
- Conditions
- Pleural Effusion, Pleural Diseases, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- SPEEDTAP (NCT06180603)
- Testing
- Gravity fluid drainage in the radiology department, Manual drainage in the emergency department
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Pleural Effusion, Chronic Kidney Disease
Pleural Effusion Types in Chronic Kidney Disease
The purpose of this observational study is to understand the causes of pleural effusion (a buildup of fluid around the lungs) in patients with advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD Stages 3 to 5).
- Trial name
- NCT07547852
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University