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A Trial of Rigid Versus Semirigid Thoracoscopy in the Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions

NCT01726556 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2013-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Rigid thoracoscopy is an established procedure for the performance of pleural biopsies for undiagnosed pleural effusions. The semirigid thoracoscope is a relatively new instrument designed for the same purpose which is claimed to be more user-friendly. The two devices have not been compared in a head-to-head trial in published literature. The investigators attempt to conduct a randomised comparative trial between the two devices.

Conditions

  • Pleurisy With Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

Rigid thoracoscope (Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany)

Pleuroscopy using a rigid thoracoscope manufactured by Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany

DEVICE

Semirigid thoracoscope (model LTF-160Y1, Olympus, Japan)

Pleuroscopy using a semirigid thoracoscope model LTF-160Y1, manufactured by Olympus Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM · PGIMER, Chandigarh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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