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Medical Thoracoscopy in Treatment Outcomes of Empyema Management

NCT06132997 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-11-15

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Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of drainage achieved by thoracoscopy vs tube drainage alone.

To compare clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay, need for additional procedures, and treatment failure rates between the two drainage methods.

To asses resolution of pleural infection and rates of fluid re-accumulation over follow-up.

To compare safety profiles and complication rates of thoracoscopy versus tube drainage alone

Conditions

  • Empyema

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Thoracoscopy procedure

is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure utilized by pulmonologists to evaluate, diagnose, and treat pleural pathologies of the lung, mainly pleural effusions.

PROCEDURE

Chest tube thoracostomy

Insert chest intercostal tube without thoracoscopy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hend Mohamed Sayed Mohamed

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mustafa Ahmed, MD · Doctor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-24
Primary Completion
2024-12-28
Completion
2025-03-24

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