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Efficacy & Safety of Pigtail Catheter Drainage Versus Need Based Thoracocentesis for Recurrent Hepatic Hydrothorax.

NCT06007820 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2023-08-23

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Summary

In cirrhotic patients with recurrent hepatic hydrothorax liver transplantation is a definitive treatment. But a significant number of individual are ineligible for liver transplantation. In these patients to ameliorate the symptoms various treatment modalities such as TIPS, serial thoracocentesis, pigtail catheter drainage and pleurodesis are used. We are doing this study to assess the safety and efficacy of serial thoracocentesis verus pigtail catheter drainage.

Conditions

  • Hepatic Hydrothorax

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Large Volume Thoracocentesis

Large Volume Thoracocentesis

PROCEDURE

Pigtail Catheter

Pigtail Catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-15
Primary Completion
2024-02-27
Completion
2024-02-27

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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