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Minirigid Versus Conventional Rigid Thoracoscopy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions

NCT03449602 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-03-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Consecutive patients who are planned to undergo a medical thoracoscopy for obtaining pleural biopsies will be enrolled in the study.

One hundred subjects will be randomized in 1:1 ratio to undergo thoracoscopy to the following groups:

Group A (mini-thoracoscopy) Group B (Conventional rigid thoracoscopy) Primary outcome: (a) diagnostic sensitivity of mini-thoracoscopy and conventional rigid thoracoscopy in the diagnosis of exudative pleural effusions

Conditions

  • Pleural Effusion

Interventions

DEVICE

Mini-thoracoscopy

Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy with the mini-thoracoscope

DEVICE

Conventional rigid thoraoscopy

Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy with the conventional rigid thoraoscope

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-30
Completion
2023-09-30

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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