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Intrapleural Catheter Daily Versus Three Times a Week Drainage

NCT00761618 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 257

Last updated 2026-04-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if draining the IPC every day is better at than draining it 3 times a week.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Intrapleural catheter (IPC) drained

IPC drained daily (Group 1) or 3 times per week (Group 2)

PROCEDURE

IPC Placement

IPC placed in chest cavity to drain excess fluid

RADIATION

Chest X-Ray

Chest X-Rays at 3 and 6 month follow up visits

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • C. R. Bard

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carlos A. Jimenez, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-22
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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